Document IP_MINTTL socket option.

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Andre Oppermann 2005-08-22 16:14:53 +00:00
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commit 5090c7544f

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.\" @(#)ip.4 8.2 (Berkeley) 11/30/93
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
.Dd March 23, 2005
.Dd August 22, 2005
.Dt IP 4
.Os
.Sh NAME
@ -113,6 +113,14 @@ int ttl = 60; /* max = 255 */
setsockopt(s, IPPROTO_IP, IP_TTL, &ttl, sizeof(ttl));
.Ed
.Pp
.Dv IP_MINTTL
may be used to set the minimum acceptable TTL a packet must have when
received on a socket.
All packets with a lower TTL are silently dropped.
This option is only really useful when set to 255 preventing packets
from outside the directly connected networks reaching local listeners
on sockets.
.Pp
If the
.Dv IP_RECVDSTADDR
option is enabled on a