Thread: How does send and recv buffer work Linux IPv6?

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    How does send and recv buffer work Linux IPv6?

    When the server sends the data in its buffer, does it append to the client's buffer without any EOL character?

    When the client receives the characters from the buffer does it remove the characters from the front of the buffer (FIFO system)?

    Where is the data stored before the client receives it, and can this storage overflow?

    Thanks.

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    > How does send and recv buffer work Linux IPv6?
    The same way as it does in IPv4.

    If you send 10 bytes, you get 10 bytes (eventually), in the order you sent them.

    > does it append to the client's buffer without any EOL character?
    No.

    > When the client receives the characters from the buffer does it remove the characters from the front of the buffer (FIFO system)?
    Yes.

    > Where is the data stored before the client receives it, and can this storage overflow?
    No, flow control will back up across the link to stop the sender transmitting.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Salem View Post
    > How does send and recv buffer work Linux IPv6?
    > does it append to the client's buffer without any EOL character?
    No.
    So, when you send data to the client, it overwrites data starting at the beginning of the client's buffer each time, instead of appending?

    I'm asking because the IPv6 program that I wrote is giving me some weird behavior and I think its the buffer getting corrupted, since my server and client do not run at the same rate.

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    There is something wrong with YOUR code.
    Millions are using IPv6 without having this problem.
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