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====== IPNameInfo Element Documentation ======

===== NAME =====

**IPNameInfo** -- Click element;
stores name information about IP packets

===== SYNOPSIS =====

IPNameInfo()

**Ports**: none\\ 
**Package**: ip (core)\\ 

===== DESCRIPTION =====

Contains IP-related name mappings, such as the names for common IP protocols.
This element should not be used in configurations.
IPNameInfo installs the following name mappings by default:
**IP protocols**: dccp, icmp, igmp, ipip, payload, sctp, tcp, tcpudp, transp,
udp.
**TCP/UDP ports**: auth, bootpc, bootps, chargen, daytime, discard, dns,
domain, echo, finger, ftp, ftp-data, https, imap3, imaps, irc, netbios-dgm,
netbios-ns, netbios-ssn, nntp, ntp, pop3, pop3s, rip, route, smtp, snmp,
snmp-trap, ssh, sunrpc, telnet, tftp, www.
**ICMP types**: echo, echo-reply, inforeq, inforeq-reply, maskreq,
maskreq-reply, parameterproblem, redirect, routeradvert, routersolicit,
sourcequench, timeexceeded, timestamp, timestamp-reply, unreachable.
**ICMP unreachable codes**: filterprohibited, host, hostprecedence,
hostprohibited, hostunknown, isolated, needfrag, net, netprohibited,
netunknown, port, precedencecutoff, protocol, srcroutefail, toshost, tosnet.
**ICMP redirect codes**: host, net, toshost, tosnet.
**ICMP timeexceeded codes**: reassembly, transit.
**ICMP parameterproblem codes**: erroratptr, length, missingopt.
At user level, IPNameInfo additionally reads /etc/services and /etc/protocols
to populate the IP protocol and TCP/UDP port databases.


Generated by 'click-elem2man' from '../elements/ip/ipnameinfo.hh' on 7/Mar/2009.


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