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+/*
+ *  $Id: libnet-functions.h,v 1.42 2004/03/25 18:50:48 mike Exp $
+ *
+ *  libnet-functions.h - function prototypes
+ *
+ *  Copyright (c) 1998 - 2004 Mike D. Schiffman <mike@infonexus.com>
+ *  All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
+ * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ * ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+ * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+ * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+ * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+ * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+ * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
+ * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+ * SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef __LIBNET_FUNCTIONS_H
+#define __LIBNET_FUNCTIONS_H
+/**
+ * @file libnet-functions.h
+ * @brief libnet exported function prototypes
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Creates the libnet environment. It initializes the library and returns a 
+ * libnet context. If the injection_type is LIBNET_LINK or LIBNET_LINK_ADV, the
+ * function initializes the injection primitives for the link-layer interface
+ * enabling the application programmer to build packets starting at the
+ * data-link layer (which also provides more granular control over the IP
+ * layer). If libnet uses the link-layer and the device argument is non-NULL,
+ * the function attempts to use the specified network device for packet
+ * injection. This is either a canonical string that references the device
+ * (such as "eth0" for a 100MB Ethernet card on Linux or "fxp0" for a 100MB
+ * Ethernet card on OpenBSD) or the dots and decimals representation of the
+ * device's IP address (192.168.0.1). If device is NULL, libnet attempts to
+ * find a suitable device to use. If the injection_type is LIBNET_RAW4 or
+ * LIBNET_RAW4_ADV, the function initializes the injection primitives for the
+ * IPv4 raw socket interface. The final argument, err_buf, should be a buffer
+ * of size LIBNET_ERRBUF_SIZE and holds an error message if the function fails.
+ * This function requires root privileges to execute successfully. Upon
+ * success, the function returns a valid libnet context for use in later
+ * function calls; upon failure, the function returns NULL.
+ * @param injection_type packet injection type (LIBNET_LINK, LIBNET_LINK_ADV, LIBNET_RAW4, LIBNET_RAW4_ADV, LIBNET_RAW6, LIBNET_RAW6_ADV)
+ * @param device the interface to use (NULL and libnet will choose one)
+ * @param err_buf will contain an error message on failure
+ * @return libnet context ready for use or NULL on error.
+ */
+libnet_t *
+libnet_init(int injection_type, char *device, char *err_buf);
+
+/**
+ * Shuts down the libnet session referenced by l. It closes the network 
+ * interface and frees all internal memory structures associated with l.  
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ */
+void
+libnet_destroy(libnet_t *l);
+
+/**
+ * Clears the current packet referenced and frees all pblocks. Should be
+ * called when the programmer want to send a completely new packet of
+ * a different type using the same context.
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ */
+void
+libnet_clear_packet(libnet_t *l);
+
+/**
+ * Fills in a libnet_stats structure with packet injection statistics
+ * (packets written, bytes written, packet sending errors).
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ls pointer to a libnet statistics structure
+ */
+void
+libnet_stats(libnet_t *l, struct libnet_stats *ls);
+
+/**
+ * Returns the FILENO of the file descriptor used for packet injection.
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @return the file number of the file descriptor used for packet injection
+ */
+int 
+libnet_getfd(libnet_t *l);
+
+/**
+ * Returns the canonical name of the device used for packet injection.
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @return the canonical name of the device used for packet injection. Note 
+ * it can be NULL without being an error.
+ */
+int8_t *
+libnet_getdevice(libnet_t *l);
+
+/**
+ * Returns the pblock buffer contents for the specified ptag; a
+ * subsequent call to libnet_getpbuf_size() should be made to determine the
+ * size of the buffer.
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag the ptag reference number
+ * @return a pointer to the pblock buffer or NULL on error
+ */
+u_int8_t *
+libnet_getpbuf(libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Returns the pblock buffer size for the specified ptag; a
+ * previous call to libnet_getpbuf() should be made to pull the actual buffer
+ * contents.
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag the ptag reference number
+ * @return the size of the pblock buffer
+ */ 
+u_int32_t
+libnet_getpbuf_size(libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Returns the last error set inside of the referenced libnet context. This
+ * function should be called anytime a function fails or an error condition
+ * is detected inside of libnet.
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @return an error string or NULL if no error has occured
+ */ 
+char *
+libnet_geterror(libnet_t *l);
+
+/**
+ * Returns the sum of the size of all of the pblocks inside of l (this should
+ * be the resuling packet size).
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @return the size of the packet in l
+ */ 
+u_int32_t
+libnet_getpacket_size(libnet_t *l);
+
+/**
+ * Seeds the psuedo-random number generator.
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @return 1 on success, -1 on failure
+ */
+int
+libnet_seed_prand(libnet_t *l);
+
+/**
+ * Generates an unsigned psuedo-random value within the range specified by
+ * mod.
+ * LIBNET_PR2    0 - 1
+ * LIBNET_PR8    0 - 255
+ * LIBNET_PR16   0 - 32767
+ * LIBNET_PRu16  0 - 65535
+ * LIBNET_PR32   0 - 2147483647
+ * LIBNET_PRu32  0 - 4294967295
+ *
+ * @param mod one the of LIBNET_PR* constants
+ * @return 1 on success, -1 on failure
+ */
+u_int32_t
+libnet_get_prand(int mod);
+
+/**
+ * If a given protocol header is built with the checksum field set to "0", by
+ * default libnet will calculate the header checksum prior to injection. If the
+ * header is set to any other value, by default libnet will not calculate the
+ * header checksum. To over-ride this behavior, use libnet_toggle_checksum().
+ * Switches auto-checksumming on or off for the specified ptag. If mode is set
+ * to LIBNET_ON, libnet will mark the specificed ptag to calculate a checksum 
+ * for the ptag prior to injection. This assumes that the ptag refers to a 
+ * protocol that has a checksum field. If mode is set to LIBNET_OFF, libnet
+ * will clear the checksum flag and no checksum will be computed prior to 
+ * injection. This assumes that the programmer will assign a value (zero or
+ * otherwise) to the checksum field.  Often times this is useful if a
+ * precomputed checksum or some other predefined value is going to be used.
+ * Note that when libnet is initialized with LIBNET_RAW4, the IPv4 header
+ * checksum will always be computed by the kernel prior to injection, 
+ * regardless of what the programmer sets.
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag the ptag reference number
+ * @param mode LIBNET_ON or LIBNET_OFF
+ * @return 1 on success, -1 on failure
+ */
+int
+libnet_toggle_checksum(libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag, int mode);
+
+/**
+ * Takes a network byte ordered IPv4 address and returns a pointer to either a 
+ * canonical DNS name (if it has one) or a string of dotted decimals. This may
+ * incur a DNS lookup if the hostname and mode is set to LIBNET_RESOLVE. If
+ * mode is set to LIBNET_DONT_RESOLVE, no DNS lookup will be performed and
+ * the function will return a pointer to a dotted decimal string. The function
+ * cannot fail -- if no canonical name exists, it will fall back on returning
+ * a dotted decimal string. This function is non-reentrant.
+ * @param in network byte ordered IPv4 address
+ * @param use_name LIBNET_RESOLVE or LIBNET_DONT_RESOLVE
+ * @return a pointer to presentation format string
+ */
+char *
+libnet_addr2name4(u_int32_t in, u_int8_t use_name);
+
+/**
+ * Takes a dotted decimal string or a canonical DNS name and returns a 
+ * network byte ordered IPv4 address. This may incur a DNS lookup if mode is
+ * set to LIBNET_RESOLVE and host_name refers to a canonical DNS name. If mode
+ * is set to LIBNET_DONT_RESOLVE no DNS lookup will occur. The function can
+ * fail if DNS lookup fails or if mode is set to LIBNET_DONT_RESOLVE and
+ * host_name refers to a canonical DNS name.
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param host_name pointer to a string containing a presentation format host
+ * name
+ * @param use_name LIBNET_RESOLVE or LIBNET_DONT_RESOLVE
+ * @return network byte ordered IPv4 address or -1 (2^32 - 1) on error 
+ */
+u_int32_t
+libnet_name2addr4(libnet_t *l, char *host_name, u_int8_t use_name);
+
+extern const struct libnet_in6_addr in6addr_error;
+
+/**
+ * Takes a dotted decimal string or a canonical DNS name and returns a 
+ * network byte ordered IPv6 address. This may incur a DNS lookup if mode is
+ * set to LIBNET_RESOLVE and host_name refers to a canonical DNS name. If mode
+ * is set to LIBNET_DONT_RESOLVE no DNS lookup will occur. The function can
+ * fail if DNS lookup fails or if mode is set to LIBNET_DONT_RESOLVE and
+ * host_name refers to a canonical DNS name.
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param host_name pointer to a string containing a presentation format host
+ * name
+ * @param use_name LIBNET_RESOLVE or LIBNET_DONT_RESOLVE
+ * @return network byte ordered IPv6 address structure 
+ */
+struct libnet_in6_addr
+libnet_name2addr6(libnet_t *l, char *host_name, u_int8_t use_name);
+
+/**
+ * Should document this baby right here.
+ */
+void
+libnet_addr2name6_r(struct libnet_in6_addr addr, u_int8_t use_name,
+char *host_name, int host_name_len);
+
+/**
+ * Creates a new port list. Port list chains are useful for TCP and UDP-based
+ * applications that need to send packets to a range of ports (contiguous or
+ * otherwise). The port list chain, which token_list points to, should contain
+ * a series of int8_tacters from the following list: "0123456789,-" of the
+ * general format "x - y, z", where "xyz" are port numbers between 0 and 
+ * 65,535. plist points to the front of the port list chain list for use in 
+ * further libnet_plist_chain() functions. Upon success, the function returns
+ * 1. Upon failure, the function returns -1 and libnet_geterror() can tell you
+ * why.
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param plist if successful, will refer to the portlist, if not, NULL
+ * @param token_list string containing the port list primitive
+ * @return 1 on success, -1 on failure
+ */
+int
+libnet_plist_chain_new(libnet_t *l, libnet_plist_t **plist, char *token_list);
+
+/**
+ * Returns the next port list chain pair from the port list chain plist. bport
+ * and eport contain the starting port number and ending port number, 
+ * respectively. Upon success, the function returns 1 and fills in the port
+ * variables; however, if the list is empty, the function returns 0 and sets 
+ * both port variables to 0. Upon failure, the function returns -1.
+ * @param plist previously created portlist
+ * @param bport will contain the beginning port number or 0
+ * @param eport will contain the ending port number or 0
+ * @return 1 on success, 0 if empty, -1 on failure
+ */
+int
+libnet_plist_chain_next_pair(libnet_plist_t *plist, u_int16_t *bport, 
+u_int16_t *eport); 
+
+/**
+ * Runs through the port list and prints the contents of the port list chain
+ * list to stdout.
+ * @param plist previously created portlist
+ * @return 1 on success, -1 on failure
+ */
+int
+libnet_plist_chain_dump(libnet_plist_t *plist);
+
+/**
+ * Runs through the port list and prints the contents of the port list chain
+ * list to string. This function uses strdup and is not re-entrant.  It also
+ * has a memory leak and should not really be used.
+ * @param plist previously created portlist
+ * @return a printable string containing the port list contents on success
+ * NULL on error
+ */
+char *
+libnet_plist_chain_dump_string(libnet_plist_t *plist);
+
+/**
+ * Frees all memory associated with port list chain.
+ * @param plist previously created portlist
+ * @return 1 on success, -1 on failure
+ */
+int
+libnet_plist_chain_free(libnet_plist_t *plist);
+
+/**
+ * @section PBF Packet Builder Functions
+ *
+ * The core of libnet is the platform-independent packet-building 
+ * functionality. These functions enable an application programmer to build 
+ * protocol headers (and data) in a simple and consistent manner without having
+ * to worry (too much) about low-level network odds and ends. Each 
+ * libnet_build() function builds a piece of a packet (generally a protocol 
+ * header). While it is perfectly possible to build an entire, 
+ * ready-to-transmit packet with a single call to a libnet_build() function, 
+ * generally more than one builder-class function call is required to construct
+ * a full packet. A complete wire-ready packet generally consists of more than 
+ * one piece.
+ * Every function that builds a protocol header takes a series of arguments 
+ * roughly corresponding to the header values as they appear on the wire. This 
+ * process is intuitive but often makes for functions with huge prototypes and 
+ * large stack frames.
+ * One important thing to note is that you must call these functions in order, 
+ * corresponding to how they should appear on the wire (from the highest 
+ * protocol layer on down). This building process is intuitive; it approximates
+ * what happens in an operating system kernel. In other words, to build a 
+ * Network Time Protocol (NTP) packet by using the link-layer interface, the 
+ * application programmer would call the libnet_build() functions in the 
+ * following order:
+ * 1. libnet_build_ntp()
+ * 2. libnet_build_udp()
+ * 3. libnet_build_ipv4()
+ * 4. libnet_build_ethernet()
+ * This ordering is essential for libnet 1.1.x to properly link together the 
+ * packet internally (previous libnet versions did not have the requirement).
+ *
+ * @subsection TPI The Payload Interface
+ *
+ * The payload interface specifies an optional way to include data directly 
+ * after the protocol header in question. You can use this function for a 
+ * variety of purposes, including the following:
+ * - Including additional or arbitrary protocol header information that is not 
+ *   available from a libnet interface
+ * - Including a packet payload (data segment)
+ * - Building another protocol header that is not available from a libnet 
+ *   interface
+ * To employ the interface, the application programmer should construct the i
+ * payload data and pass a u_int8_t * to this data and its size to the desired
+ * libnet_build() function. Libnet handles the rest.
+ *
+ * It is important to note that some functions (notably the IPv6 builders) do
+ * use the payload interface to specify variable length but ostensibly 
+ * non-optional data. See the individual libnet_build_ipv6*() functions for
+ * more information.
+ * 
+ * @subsection PT Protocol Tags and Packet Builder Return Values
+ *
+ * Libnet uses the protocol tag (ptag) to identify individual pieces of a 
+ * packet after being created. A new ptag results every time a libnet_build() 
+ * function with an empty (0) ptag argument completes successfully. This new 
+ * ptag now refers to the packet piece just created. The application 
+ * programmer's responsibility is to save this value if he or she plans to 
+ * modify this particular portion later on in the program. If the application 
+ * programmer needs to modify some portion of that particular packet piece 
+ * again, he or she calls the same libnet_build() function specifying the 
+ * saved ptag argument. Libnet then searches for that packet piece and modifies
+ * it rather than creating a new one. Upon failure for any reason, 
+ * libnet_build() functions return -1; libnet_geterror() tells you why.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Builds an IEEE 802.1q VLAN tagging header. Depending on the value of
+ * len_proto, the function wraps the 802.1q header inside either an IEEE 802.3
+ * header or an RFC 894 Ethernet II (DIX) header (both resulting in an 18-byte
+ * frame). If len is 1500 or less, most receiving protocol stacks parse the
+ * frame as an IEEE 802.3 encapsulated frame. If len is one of the Ethernet type
+ * values, most protocol stacks parse the frame as an RFC 894 Ethernet II
+ * encapsulated frame. Note the length value is calculated without the 802.1q
+ * header of 18 bytes.
+ * @param dst pointer to a six byte source ethernet address
+ * @param src pointer to a six byte destination ethernet address
+ * @param tpi tag protocol identifier
+ * @param priority priority
+ * @param cfi canonical format indicator
+ * @param vlan_id vlan identifier
+ * @param len_proto length (802.3) protocol (Ethernet II) 
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_802_1q(u_int8_t *dst, u_int8_t *src, u_int16_t tpi,
+u_int8_t priority, u_int8_t cfi, u_int16_t vlan_id, u_int16_t len_proto,
+u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Builds an IEEE 802.1x extended authentication protocol header.
+ * @param eap_ver the EAP version
+ * @param eap_type the EAP type
+ * @param length frame length
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_802_1x(u_int8_t eap_ver, u_int8_t eap_type, u_int16_t length, 
+u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Builds an IEEE 802.2 LLC header.
+ * @param dsap destination service access point
+ * @param ssap source service access point
+ * @param control control field
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_802_2(u_int8_t dsap, u_int8_t ssap, u_int8_t control,
+u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Builds an IEEE 802.2 LLC SNAP header.
+ * @param dsap destination service access point
+ * @param ssap source service access point
+ * @param control control field
+ * @param oui Organizationally Unique Identifier
+ * @param type upper layer protocol
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_802_2snap(u_int8_t dsap, u_int8_t ssap, u_int8_t control, 
+u_int8_t *oui, u_int16_t type, u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s,
+libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag); 
+
+/**
+ * Builds an IEEE 802.3 header. The 802.3 header is almost identical to the 
+ * RFC 894 Ethernet II header, the exception being that the field immediately
+ * following the source address holds the frame's length (as opposed to the
+ * layer 3 protocol). You should only use this function when libnet is
+ * initialized with the LIBNET_LINK interface.
+ * @param dst destination ethernet address
+ * @param src source ethernet address
+ * @param len frame length sans header
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_802_3(u_int8_t *dst, u_int8_t *src, u_int16_t len, 
+u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Builds an Ethernet header. The RFC 894 Ethernet II header is almost 
+ * identical to the IEEE 802.3 header, with the exception that the field 
+ * immediately following the source address holds the layer 3 protocol (as
+ * opposed to frame's length). You should only use this function when 
+ * libnet is initialized with the LIBNET_LINK interface. 
+ * @param dst destination ethernet address
+ * @param src source ethernet address
+ * @param type upper layer protocol type
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_ethernet(u_int8_t *dst, u_int8_t *src, u_int16_t type, 
+u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Autobuilds an Ethernet header. The RFC 894 Ethernet II header is almost 
+ * identical to the IEEE 802.3 header, with the exception that the field 
+ * immediately following the source address holds the layer 3 protocol (as
+ * opposed to frame's length). You should only use this function when 
+ * libnet is initialized with the LIBNET_LINK interface. 
+ * @param dst destination ethernet address
+ * @param type upper layer protocol type
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_autobuild_ethernet(u_int8_t *dst, u_int16_t type, libnet_t *l);
+
+/**
+ * Builds a Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) header.
+ * @param fc class format and priority
+ * @oaram dst destination fddi address
+ * @oaram src source fddi address
+ * @param dsap destination service access point
+ * @param ssap source service access point
+ * @param cf cf
+ * @param oui 3 byte IEEE organizational code
+ * @param type upper layer protocol 
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_fddi(u_int8_t fc, u_int8_t *dst, u_int8_t *src, u_int8_t dsap,
+u_int8_t ssap, u_int8_t cf, u_int8_t *oui, u_int16_t type, u_int8_t *payload,
+u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Autobuilds a Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) header.
+ * @param fc class format and priority
+ * @oaram dst destination fddi address
+ * @param dsap destination service access point
+ * @param ssap source service access point
+ * @param cf cf
+ * @param oui IEEE organizational code
+ * @param type upper layer protocol 
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_autobuild_fddi(u_int8_t fc, u_int8_t *dst, u_int8_t dsap, u_int8_t ssap,
+u_int8_t cf, u_int8_t *oui, u_int16_t type, libnet_t *l);
+
+/**
+ * Builds an Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) header.  Depending on the op 
+ * value, the function builds one of several different types of RFC 826 or
+ * RFC 903 RARP packets.
+ * @param hrd hardware address format
+ * @param pro protocol address format
+ * @param hln hardware address length
+ * @param pln protocol address length
+ * @param op ARP operation type
+ * @param sha sender's hardware address
+ * @param spa sender's protocol address
+ * @param tha target hardware address
+ * @param tpa targer protocol address
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_arp(u_int16_t hrd, u_int16_t pro, u_int8_t hln, u_int8_t pln,
+u_int16_t op, u_int8_t *sha, u_int8_t *spa, u_int8_t *tha, u_int8_t *tpa,
+u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Autouilds an Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) header.  Depending on the op 
+ * value, the function builds one of several different types of RFC 826 or
+ * RFC 903 RARP packets.
+ * @param op ARP operation type
+ * @param sha sender's hardware address
+ * @param spa sender's protocol address
+ * @param tha target hardware address
+ * @param tpa targer protocol address
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_autobuild_arp(u_int16_t op, u_int8_t *sha, u_int8_t *spa, u_int8_t *tha,
+u_int8_t *tpa, libnet_t *l);
+
+/**
+ * Builds an RFC 793 Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) header.
+ * @param sp source port
+ * @param dp destination port
+ * @param seq sequence number
+ * @param ack acknowledgement number
+ * @param control control flags
+ * @param win window size
+ * @param sum checksum (0 for libnet to autofill)
+ * @param urg urgent pointer
+ * @parama len total length of the TCP packet (for checksum calculation)
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_tcp(u_int16_t sp, u_int16_t dp, u_int32_t seq, u_int32_t ack,
+u_int8_t control, u_int16_t win, u_int16_t sum, u_int16_t urg, u_int16_t len, 
+u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Builds an RFC 793 Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) options header.
+ * The function expects options to be a valid TCP options string of size 
+ * options_s, which is no larger than 40 bytes (the maximum size of an 
+ * options string). The function checks to ensure that the packet consists of 
+ * a TCP header preceded by an IPv4 header, and that the addition of the
+ * options string would not result in a packet larger than 65,535 bytes
+ * (IPMAXPACKET). The function counts up the number of 32-bit words in the
+ * options string and adjusts the TCP header length value as necessary.
+ * @param options byte string of TCP options
+ * @param options_s length of options string
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_tcp_options(u_int8_t *options, u_int32_t options_s, libnet_t *l,
+libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Builds an RFC 768 User Datagram Protocol (UDP) header.
+ * @param sp source port
+ * @param dp destination port
+ * @param len total length of the UDP packet
+ * @param sum checksum (0 for libnet to autofill)
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_udp(u_int16_t sp, u_int16_t dp, u_int16_t len, u_int16_t sum,
+u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Builds a Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) header. Cisco Systems designed CDP
+ * to aid in the network management of adjacent Cisco devices. The CDP protocol
+ * specifies data by using a type/length/value (TLV) setup. The first TLV can
+ * specified by using the functions type, length, and value arguments. To
+ * specify additional TLVs, the programmer could either use the payload 
+ * interface or libnet_build_data() to construct them.
+ * @param version CDP version
+ * @param ttl time to live (time information should be cached by recipient)
+ * @param sum checksum (0 for libnet to autofill)
+ * @param type type of data contained in value
+ * @param len length of value arugment
+ * @param value the CDP information string
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_cdp(u_int8_t version, u_int8_t ttl, u_int16_t sum, u_int16_t type,
+u_int16_t len, u_int8_t *value, u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s,
+libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Builds an IP version 4 RFC 792 Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
+ * echo request/reply header
+ * @param type type of ICMP packet (should be ICMP_ECHOREPLY or ICMP_ECHO)
+ * @param code code of ICMP packet (should be 0)
+ * @param sum checksum (0 for libnet to autofill)
+ * @param id identification number
+ * @param seq packet sequence number
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_icmpv4_echo(u_int8_t type, u_int8_t code, u_int16_t sum,
+u_int16_t id, u_int16_t seq, u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s,
+libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Builds an IP version 4 RFC 792 Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
+ * IP netmask request/reply header.
+ * @param type type of ICMP packet (should be ICMP_MASKREQ or ICMP_MASKREPLY)
+ * @param code code of ICMP packet (should be 0)
+ * @param sum checksum (0 for libnet to autofill)
+ * @param id identification number
+ * @param seq packet sequence number
+ * @param mask subnet mask
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_icmpv4_mask(u_int8_t type, u_int8_t code, u_int16_t sum,
+u_int16_t id, u_int16_t seq, u_int32_t mask, u_int8_t *payload,
+u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Builds an IP version 4 RFC 792 Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
+ * unreachable header. The IP header that caused the error message should be 
+ * built by a previous call to libnet_build_ipv4().
+ * @param type type of ICMP packet (should be ICMP_UNREACH)
+ * @param code code of ICMP packet (should be one of the 16 unreachable codes)
+ * @param sum checksum (0 for libnet to autofill)
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_icmpv4_unreach(u_int8_t type, u_int8_t code, u_int16_t sum,
+u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Builds an IP version 4 RFC 792 Internet Message Control Protocol (ICMP) 
+ * redirect header.  The IP header that caused the error message should be 
+ * built by a previous call to libnet_build_ipv4().
+ * @param type type of ICMP packet (should be ICMP_REDIRECT)
+ * @param code code of ICMP packet (should be one of the four redirect codes)
+ * @param sum checksum (0 for libnet to autofill)
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_icmpv4_redirect(u_int8_t type, u_int8_t code, u_int16_t sum,
+u_int32_t gateway, u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l,
+libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Builds an IP version 4 RFC 792 Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) time
+ * exceeded header.  The IP header that caused the error message should be 
+ * built by a previous call to libnet_build_ipv4().
+ * @param type type of ICMP packet (should be ICMP_TIMXCEED)
+ * @param code code of ICMP packet (ICMP_TIMXCEED_INTRANS / ICMP_TIMXCEED_REASS)
+ * @param sum checksum (0 for libnet to autofill)
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_icmpv4_timeexceed(u_int8_t type, u_int8_t code, u_int16_t sum,
+u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Builds an IP version 4 RFC 792 Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
+ * timestamp request/reply header.
+ * @param type type of ICMP packet (should be ICMP_TSTAMP or ICMP_TSTAMPREPLY)
+ * @param code code of ICMP packet (should be 0)
+ * @param sum checksum (0 for libnet to autofill)
+ * @param id identification number
+ * @param seq sequence number
+ * @param otime originate timestamp
+ * @param rtime receive timestamp
+ * @param ttime transmit timestamp
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_icmpv4_timestamp(u_int8_t type, u_int8_t code, u_int16_t sum,
+u_int16_t id, u_int16_t seq, n_time otime, n_time rtime, n_time ttime,
+u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Builds an RFC 1112 Internet Group Memebership Protocol (IGMP) header.
+ * @param type packet type
+ * @param code packet code (should be 0)
+ * @param sum checksum (0 for libnet to autofill)
+ * @param ip IPv4 address
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_igmp(u_int8_t type, u_int8_t code, u_int16_t sum, u_int32_t ip,
+u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Builds a version 4 RFC 791 Internet Protocol (IP) header.
+ * @param len total length of the IP packet including all subsequent data
+ * @param tos type of service bits
+ * @param id IP identification number
+ * @param frag fragmentation bits and offset
+ * @param ttl time to live in the network
+ * @param prot upper layer protocol
+ * @param sum checksum (0 for libnet to autofill)
+ * @param src source IPv4 address (little endian)
+ * @param dst destination IPv4 address (little endian)
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t 
+libnet_build_ipv4(u_int16_t len, u_int8_t tos, u_int16_t id, u_int16_t frag,
+u_int8_t ttl, u_int8_t prot, u_int16_t sum, u_int32_t src, u_int32_t dst,
+u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Builds an version 4 Internet Protocol (IP) options header. The function 
+ * expects options to be a valid IP options string of size options_s, no larger
+ * than 40 bytes (the maximum size of an options string). The function checks 
+ * to make sure that the preceding header is an IPv4 header and that the 
+ * options string would not result in a packet larger than 65,535 bytes 
+ * (IPMAXPACKET). The function counts up the number of 32-bit words in the 
+ * options string and adjusts the IP header length value as necessary.
+ * @param options byte string of IP options
+ * @param options_s length of options string
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t 
+libnet_build_ipv4_options(u_int8_t *options, u_int32_t options_s, libnet_t *l,
+libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Autobuilds a version 4 Internet Protocol (IP) header. The function is useful  * to build an IP header quickly when you do not need a granular level of
+ * control. The function takes the same len, prot, and dst arguments as 
+ * libnet_build_ipv4(). The function does not accept a ptag argument, but it
+ * does return a ptag. In other words, you can use it to build a new IP header
+ * but not to modify an existing one.
+ * @param len total length of the IP packet including all subsequent data
+ * @param prot upper layer protocol
+ * @param dst destination IPv4 address (little endian)
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_autobuild_ipv4(u_int16_t len, u_int8_t prot, u_int32_t dst, libnet_t *l);
+
+/**
+ * Builds a version 6 RFC 2460 Internet Protocol (IP) header.
+ * @param tc traffic class
+ * @param fl flow label
+ * @param len total length of the IP packet
+ * @param nh next header
+ * @param hl hop limit
+ * @param src source IPv6 address
+ * @param dst destination IPv6 address
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_ipv6(u_int8_t tc, u_int32_t fl, u_int16_t len, u_int8_t nh,
+u_int8_t hl, struct libnet_in6_addr src, struct libnet_in6_addr dst, 
+u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Builds a version 6 RFC 2460 Internet Protocol (IP) fragmentation header.
+ * @param nh next header
+ * @param reserved unused value... OR IS IT!
+ * @param frag fragmentation bits (ala ipv4)
+ * @param id packet identification
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_ipv6_frag(u_int8_t nh, u_int8_t reserved, u_int16_t frag,
+u_int32_t id, u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l,
+libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Builds a version 6 RFC 2460 Internet Protocol (IP) routing header. This
+ * function is special in that it uses the payload interface to include the 
+ * "type-specific data"; that is the routing information. Most often this will
+ * be a number of 128-bit IPv6 addresses. The application programmer will build
+ * a byte string of IPv6 address and pass them to the function using the
+ * payload interface.
+ * @param nh next header
+ * @param len length of the header in 8-byte octets not including the first 8 octets
+ * @rtype routing header type
+ * @param segments number of routing segments that follow
+ * @param payload optional payload of routing information
+ * @param payload_s payload length
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_ipv6_routing(u_int8_t nh, u_int8_t len, u_int8_t rtype,
+u_int8_t segments, u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l,
+libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Builds a version 6 RFC 2460 Internet Protocol (IP) destination options
+ * header. This function is special in that it uses the payload interface to
+ * include the options data. The application programmer will build an IPv6 
+ * options byte string and pass it to the function using the payload interface.
+ * @param nh next header
+ * @param len length of the header in 8-byte octets not including the first 8 octets
+ * @param payload options payload
+ * @param payload_s payload length
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_ipv6_destopts(u_int8_t nh, u_int8_t len, u_int8_t *payload,
+u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Builds a version 6 RFC 2460 Internet Protocol (IP) hop by hop options
+ * header. This function is special in that it uses the payload interface to
+ * include the options data. The application programmer will build an IPv6
+ * hop by hop options byte string and pass it to the function using the payload
+ * interface.
+ * @param nh next header
+ * @param len length of the header in 8-byte octets not including the first 8 octets
+ * @param payload options payload
+ * @param payload_s payload length
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_ipv6_hbhopts(u_int8_t nh, u_int8_t len, u_int8_t *payload,
+u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * This function is not yet implement and is a NONOP.
+ * @param len length
+ * @param nh next header
+ * @param dst destination IPv6 address
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_autobuild_ipv6(u_int16_t len, u_int8_t nh, struct libnet_in6_addr dst,
+libnet_t *l);
+
+/**
+ * Builds a Cisco Inter-Switch Link (ISL) header.
+ * @param dhost destination address (should be 01:00:0c:00:00)
+ * @param type type of frame
+ * @param user user defined data
+ * @param shost source mac address
+ * @param len total length of the encapuslated packet less 18 bytes
+ * @param snap SNAP information (0xaaaa03 + vendor code)
+ * @param vid 15 bit VLAN ID, 1 bit BPDU or CDP indicator
+ * @param index port index
+ * @param reserved used for FDDI and token ring
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_isl(u_int8_t *dhost, u_int8_t type, u_int8_t user, u_int8_t *shost,
+u_int16_t len, u_int8_t *snap, u_int16_t vid, u_int16_t index,
+u_int16_t reserved, u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l,
+libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Builds an Internet Protocol Security Encapsulating Security Payload header.
+ * @param spi security parameter index
+ * @param seq ESP sequence number
+ * @param iv initialization vector
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_ipsec_esp_hdr(u_int32_t spi, u_int32_t seq, u_int32_t iv,
+u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Builds an Internet Protocol Security Encapsulating Security Payload footer.
+ * @param len padding length
+ * @param nh next header
+ * @param auth authentication data
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_ipsec_esp_ftr(u_int8_t len, u_int8_t nh, int8_t *auth,
+u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Builds an Internet Protocol Security Authentication header.
+ * @param nh next header
+ * @param len payload length
+ * @param res reserved
+ * @param spi security parameter index
+ * @param seq sequence number
+ * @param auth authentication data
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_ipsec_ah(u_int8_t nh, u_int8_t len, u_int16_t res,
+u_int32_t spi, u_int32_t seq, u_int32_t auth, u_int8_t *payload,
+u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Builds an RFC 1035 version 4 DNS header. Additional DNS payload information
+ * should be specified using the payload interface.
+ * @param id DNS packet id
+ * @param flags control flags
+ * @param num_q number of questions
+ * @param num_anws_rr number of answer resource records
+ * @param num_auth_rr number of authority resource records
+ * @param num_addi_rr number of additional resource records
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_dnsv4(u_int16_t h_len, u_int16_t id, u_int16_t flags,
+u_int16_t num_q, u_int16_t num_anws_rr, u_int16_t num_auth_rr,
+u_int16_t num_addi_rr, u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l,
+libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Builds a Routing Information Protocol header (RFCs 1058 and 2453).
+ * @param cmd command
+ * @param version protocol version
+ * @param rd version one: 0, version two: routing domain
+ * @param af address family
+ * @param rt version one: 0, version two: route tag
+ * @param addr IPv4 address
+ * @param mask version one: 0, version two: subnet mask
+ * @param next_hop version one: 0, version two: next hop address
+ * @param metric routing metric
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_rip(u_int8_t cmd, u_int8_t version, u_int16_t rd, u_int16_t af,
+u_int16_t rt, u_int32_t addr, u_int32_t mask, u_int32_t next_hop,
+u_int32_t metric, u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l,
+libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Builds an Remote Procedure Call (Version 2) Call message header as
+ * specified in RFC 1831. This builder provides the option for
+ * specifying the record marking which is required when used with
+ * streaming protocols (TCP).
+ * @param rm record marking indicating the position in a stream, 0 otherwise
+ * @param xid transaction identifier used to link calls and replies
+ * @param prog_num remote program specification typically between 0 - 1fffffff
+ * @param prog_vers remote program version specification
+ * @param procedure procedure to be performed by remote program
+ * @param cflavor authentication credential type
+ * @param clength credential length (should be 0)
+ * @param cdata opaque credential data (currently unused)
+ * @param vflavor authentication verifier type
+ * @param vlength verifier length (should be 0)
+ * @param vdata opaque verifier data (currently unused)
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_rpc_call(u_int32_t rm, u_int32_t xid, u_int32_t prog_num,
+u_int32_t prog_vers, u_int32_t procedure, u_int32_t cflavor, u_int32_t clength,
+u_int8_t *cdata, u_int32_t vflavor, u_int32_t vlength, u_int8_t *vdata,
+u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Builds an IEEE 802.1d Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) configuration header.
+ * STP frames are usually encapsulated inside of an 802.2 + 802.3 frame 
+ * combination.
+ * @param id protocol id
+ * @param version protocol version
+ * @param bpdu_type bridge protocol data unit type
+ * @param flags flags
+ * @param root_id root id
+ * @param root_pc root path cost
+ * @param bridge_id bridge id
+ * @param port_id port id
+ * @param message_age message age
+ * @param max_age max age
+ * @param hello_time hello time
+ * @param f_delay forward delay
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_stp_conf(u_int16_t id, u_int8_t version, u_int8_t bpdu_type,
+u_int8_t flags, u_int8_t *root_id, u_int32_t root_pc, u_int8_t *bridge_id,
+u_int16_t port_id, u_int16_t message_age, u_int16_t max_age, 
+u_int16_t hello_time, u_int16_t f_delay, u_int8_t *payload,
+u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Builds an IEEE 802.1d Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) topology change
+ * notification header. STP frames are usually encapsulated inside of an
+ * 802.2 + 802.3 frame combination.
+ * @param id protocol id
+ * @param version protocol version
+ * @param bpdu_type bridge protocol data unit type
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_stp_tcn(u_int16_t id, u_int8_t version, u_int8_t bpdu_type,
+u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Builds a token ring header.
+ * @param ac access control
+ * @param fc frame control
+ * @param dst destination address
+ * @param src source address
+ * @param dsap destination service access point
+ * @param ssap source service access point
+ * @param cf control field
+ * @param oui Organizationally Unique Identifier
+ * @param type upper layer protocol type
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_token_ring(u_int8_t ac, u_int8_t fc, u_int8_t *dst, u_int8_t *src,
+u_int8_t dsap, u_int8_t ssap, u_int8_t cf, u_int8_t *oui, u_int16_t type,
+u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Auto-builds a token ring header.
+ * @param ac access control
+ * @param fc frame control
+ * @param dst destination address
+ * @param dsap destination service access point
+ * @param ssap source service access point
+ * @param cf control field
+ * @param oui Organizationally Unique Identifier
+ * @param type upper layer protocol type
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_autobuild_token_ring(u_int8_t ac, u_int8_t fc, u_int8_t *dst, 
+u_int8_t dsap, u_int8_t ssap, u_int8_t cf, u_int8_t *oui, u_int16_t type,
+libnet_t *l);
+
+/**
+ * Builds an RFC 2338 Virtual Router Redundacy Protool (VRRP) header. Use the
+ * payload interface to specify address and autthentication information. To
+ * build a "legal" packet, the destination IPv4 address should be the multicast  * address 224.0.0.18, the IP TTL should be set to 255, and the IP protocol
+ * should be set to 112.
+ * @param version VRRP version (should be 2)
+ * @param type VRRP packet type (should be 1 -- ADVERTISEMENT)
+ * @param vrouter_id virtual router identification
+ * @param priority priority (higher numbers indicate higher priority)
+ * @param ip_count number of IPv4 addresses contained in this advertisement
+ * @param auth_type type of authentication (0, 1, 2 -- see RFC)
+ * @param advert_int interval between advertisements
+ * @param sum checksum (0 for libnet to autofill)
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_vrrp(u_int8_t version, u_int8_t type, u_int8_t vrouter_id,
+u_int8_t priority, u_int8_t ip_count, u_int8_t auth_type, u_int8_t advert_int,
+u_int16_t sum, u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l,
+libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Builds an RFC 3032 Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) header.
+ * @param label 20-bit label value
+ * @param experimental 3-bit reserved field
+ * @param bos 1-bit bottom of stack identifier
+ * @param ttl time to live
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_mpls(u_int32_t label, u_int8_t experimental, u_int8_t bos,
+u_int8_t ttl, u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l,
+libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Builds an RFC 958 Network Time Protocol (NTP) header.
+ * @param leap_indicator the leap indicator
+ * @param version NTP protocol version
+ * @param mode NTP mode
+ * @param stratum stratum
+ * @param poll polling interval
+ * @param precision precision
+ * @param delay_interval delay interval
+ * @param delay_frac delay fraction
+ * @param dispersion_int dispersion interval
+ * @param dispersion_frac dispersion fraction
+ * @param reference_id reference id
+ * @param ref_ts_int reference timestamp integer
+ * @param ref_ts_frac reference timestamp fraction
+ * @param orig_ts_int original timestamp integer
+ * @param orig_ts_frac original timestamp fraction
+ * @param rec_ts_int receiver timestamp integer
+ * @param rec_ts_frac reciever timestamp fraction
+ * @param xmt_ts_int transmit timestamp integer
+ * @param xmt_ts_frac transmit timestamp integer
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_ntp(u_int8_t leap_indicator, u_int8_t version, u_int8_t mode,
+u_int8_t stratum, u_int8_t poll, u_int8_t precision, u_int16_t delay_int,
+u_int16_t delay_frac, u_int16_t dispersion_int, u_int16_t dispersion_frac,
+u_int32_t reference_id, u_int32_t ref_ts_int, u_int32_t ref_ts_frac,
+u_int32_t orig_ts_int, u_int32_t orig_ts_frac, u_int32_t rec_ts_int,
+u_int32_t rec_ts_frac, u_int32_t xmt_ts_int, u_int32_t xmt_ts_frac,
+u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_ospfv2(u_int16_t len, u_int8_t type, u_int32_t rtr_id,
+u_int32_t area_id, u_int16_t sum, u_int16_t autype, u_int8_t *payload,
+u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_ospfv2_hello(u_int32_t netmask, u_int16_t interval, u_int8_t opts,
+u_int8_t priority, u_int dead_int, u_int32_t des_rtr, u_int32_t bkup_rtr,
+u_int32_t neighbor, u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l,
+libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+ 
+/**
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_ospfv2_dbd(u_int16_t dgram_len, u_int8_t opts, u_int8_t type,
+u_int seqnum, u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l,
+libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+ 
+/**
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_ospfv2_lsr(u_int type, u_int lsid, u_int32_t advrtr,
+u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+ 
+/**
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_ospfv2_lsu(u_int num, u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s,
+libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_ospfv2_lsa(u_int16_t age, u_int8_t opts, u_int8_t type,
+u_int lsid, u_int32_t advrtr, u_int seqnum, u_int16_t sum, u_int16_t len,
+u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+ 
+/**
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_ospfv2_lsa_rtr(u_int16_t flags, u_int16_t num, u_int id,
+u_int data, u_int8_t type, u_int8_t tos, u_int16_t metric, u_int8_t *payload,
+u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+ 
+/**
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_ospfv2_lsa_net(u_int32_t nmask, u_int rtrid, u_int8_t *payload,
+u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+ 
+/**
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_ospfv2_lsa_sum(u_int32_t nmask, u_int metric, u_int tos,
+u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+ 
+/**
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_ospfv2_lsa_as(u_int32_t nmask, u_int metric, u_int32_t fwdaddr,
+u_int tag, u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l,
+libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Builds a generic libnet protocol header. This is useful for including an
+ * optional payload to a packet that might need to change repeatedly inside
+ * of a loop.
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_data(u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l,
+libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_dhcpv4(u_int8_t opcode, u_int8_t htype, u_int8_t hlen,
+u_int8_t hopcount, u_int32_t xid, u_int16_t secs, u_int16_t flags,
+u_int32_t cip, u_int32_t yip,  u_int32_t sip, u_int32_t gip, u_int8_t *chaddr,
+u_int8_t *sname, u_int8_t *file, u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, 
+libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_bootpv4(u_int8_t opcode, u_int8_t htype, u_int8_t hlen,
+u_int8_t hopcount, u_int32_t xid, u_int16_t secs, u_int16_t flags,
+u_int32_t cip, u_int32_t yip,  u_int32_t sip, u_int32_t gip, u_int8_t *chaddr,
+u_int8_t *sname, u_int8_t *file, u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, 
+libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+inline u_int32_t
+libnet_getgre_length(u_int16_t fv);
+
+/**
+ * Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE - RFC 1701) is used to encapsulate any
+ * protocol. Hence, the IP part of the packet is usually referred as "delivery
+ * header". It is then followed by the GRE header and finally the encapsulated
+ * packet (IP or whatever).
+ * As GRE is very modular, the first GRE header describes the structure of the
+ * header, using bits and flag to specify which fields will be present in the
+ * header.
+ * @param fv the 16 0 to 7: which fields are included in the header (checksum, seq. number, key, ...), bits 8 to 12: flag, bits 13 to 15: version.
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param type which protocol is encapsulated (PPP, IP, ...)
+ * @param sum checksum (0 for libnet to autofill).
+ * @param offset byte offset from the start of the routing field to the first byte of the SRE
+ * @param key inserted by the encapsulator to authenticate the source
+ * @param seq sequence number used by the receiver to sort the packets
+ * @param len size of the GRE packet
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_gre(u_int16_t fv, u_int16_t type, u_int16_t sum,
+u_int16_t offset, u_int32_t key, u_int32_t seq, u_int16_t len,
+u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE - RFC 1701) is used to encapsulate any
+ * protocol. Hence, the IP part of the packet is usually referred as "delivery
+ * header". It is then followed by the GRE header and finally the encapsulated
+ * packet (IP or whatever).
+ * As GRE is very modular, the first GRE header describes the structure of the
+ * header, using bits and flag to specify which fields will be present in the
+ * header.
+ * @param fv the 16 0 to 7: which fields are included in the header (checksum, seq. number, key, ...), bits 8 to 12: flag, bits 13 to 15: version.
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param type which protocol is encapsulated (PPP, IP, ...)
+ * @param sum checksum (0 for libnet to autofill).
+ * @param offset byte offset from the start of the routing field to the first byte of the SRE
+ * @param key inserted by the encapsulator to authenticate the source
+ * @param seq sequence number used by the receiver to sort the packets
+ * @param len size of the GRE packet
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_egre(u_int16_t fv, u_int16_t type, u_int16_t sum,
+u_int16_t offset, u_int32_t key, u_int32_t seq, u_int16_t len,
+u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_gre_sre(u_int16_t af, u_int8_t offset, u_int8_t length,
+u_int8_t *routing, u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l,
+libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_gre_last_sre(libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Builds an RFC 1771 Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4) header. The primary
+ * function of a BGP speaking system is to exchange network reachability
+ * information with other BGP systems. This network reachability information
+ * includes information on the list of  Autonomous Systems (ASs) that
+ * reachability information traverses.  This information is sufficient to
+ * construct a graph of AS connectivity from which routing loops may be pruned
+ * and some policy decisions at the AS level may be enforced.
+ * This function builds the base BGP header which is used as a preamble before
+ * any other BGP header. For example, a BGP KEEPALIVE message may be built with
+ * only this function, while an error notification requires a subsequent call
+ * to libnet_build_bgp4_notification.
+ * @param marker a value the receiver can predict (if the message type is not BGP OPEN, or no authentication is used, these 16 bytes are normally set as all ones)
+ * @param len total length of the BGP message, including the header
+ * @param type type code of the message (OPEN, UPDATE, NOTIFICATION or KEEPALIVE)
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_bgp4_header(u_int8_t marker[LIBNET_BGP4_MARKER_SIZE],
+u_int16_t len, u_int8_t type, u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s,
+libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Builds an RFC 1771 Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4) OPEN header. This is
+ * the first message sent by each side of a BGP connection. The optional
+ * parameters options should be constructed using the payload interface (see
+ * RFC 1771 for the options structures).
+ * @param version protocol version (should be set to 4)
+ * @param src_as Autonomous System of the sender
+ * @param hold_time used to compute the maximum allowed time between the receipt of KEEPALIVE, and/or UPDATE messages by the sender
+ * @param bgp_id BGP identifier of the sender
+ * @param opt_len total length of the  optional parameters field in bytes
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_bgp4_open(u_int8_t version, u_int16_t src_as, u_int16_t hold_time,
+u_int32_t bgp_id, u_int8_t opt_len, u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s,
+libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Builds an RFC 1771 Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4) update header. Update
+ * messages are used to transfer routing information between BGP peers.
+ * @param unfeasible_rt_len indicates the length of the (next) "withdrawn routes" field in bytes
+ * @param withdrawn_rt list of IP addresses prefixes for the routes that are being withdrawn; each IP address prefix is built as a 2-tuple <length (1 byte), prefix (variable)>
+ * @param total_path_attr_len indicates the length of the (next) "path attributes" field in bytes
+ * @param path_attributes each attribute is a 3-tuple <type (2 bytes), length, value>
+ * @param info_len indicates the length of the (next) "network layer reachability information" field in bytes (needed for internal memory size calculation)
+ * @param reachability_info 2-tuples <length (1 byte), prefix (variable)>.
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_bgp4_update(u_int16_t unfeasible_rt_len, u_int8_t *withdrawn_rt,
+u_int16_t total_path_attr_len, u_int8_t *path_attributes, u_int16_t info_len,
+u_int8_t *reachability_info, u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s,
+libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Builds an RFC 1771 Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4) notification header.
+ * A NOTIFICATION message is sent when an error condition is detected. Specific
+ * error information may be passed through the payload interface.
+ * @param err_code type of notification
+ * @param err_subcode more specific information about the reported error.
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_bgp4_notification(u_int8_t err_code, u_int8_t err_subcode,
+u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Builds a Sebek header. The Sebek protocol was designed by the Honeynet
+ * Project as a transport mechanism for post-intrusion forensic data. More
+ * information may be found here: http://www.honeynet.org/papers/sebek.pdf.
+ * @param magic identify packets that should be hidden 
+ * @param version protocol version, currently 1 
+ * @param type type of record (read data is type 0, write data is type 1) 
+ * @param counter PDU counter used to identify when packet are lost 
+ * @param time_sec seconds since EPOCH according to the honeypot 
+ * @param time_usec residual microseconds 
+ * @param pid PID 
+ * @param uid UID 
+ * @param fd FD 
+ * @param cmd[SEBEK_CMD_LENGTH] 12 first characters of the command 
+ * @param length length in bytes of the PDU's body 
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_sebek(u_int32_t magic, u_int16_t version, u_int16_t type, 
+u_int32_t counter, u_int32_t time_sec, u_int32_t time_usec, u_int32_t pid,
+u_int32_t uid, u_int32_t fd, u_int8_t cmd[SEBEK_CMD_LENGTH], u_int32_t length, 
+u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Builds a link layer header for an initialized l. The function
+ * determines the proper link layer header format from how l was initialized.
+ * The function current supports Ethernet and Token Ring link layers.
+ * @param dst the destination MAC address
+ * @param src the source MAC address
+ * @param oui Organizationally Unique Identifier (unused for Ethernet)
+ * @param type the upper layer protocol type
+ * @param payload optional payload or NULL
+ * @param payload_s payload length or 0
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag protocol tag to modify an existing header, 0 to build a new one
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_build_link(u_int8_t *dst, u_int8_t *src, u_int8_t *oui, u_int16_t type, 
+u_int8_t *payload, u_int32_t payload_s, libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/**
+ * Automatically builds a link layer header for an initialized l. The function
+ * determines the proper link layer header format from how l was initialized.
+ * The function current supports Ethernet and Token Ring link layers.
+ * @param dst the destination MAC address
+ * @param oui Organizationally Unique Identifier (unused for Ethernet)
+ * @param type the upper layer protocol type
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @return protocol tag value on success, -1 on error
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_autobuild_link(u_int8_t *dst, u_int8_t *oui, u_int16_t type,
+libnet_t *l);
+
+/**
+ * Writes a prebuilt packet to the network. The function assumes that l was
+ * previously initialized (via a call to libnet_init()) and that a 
+ * previously constructed packet has been built inside this context (via one or
+ * more calls to the libnet_build* family of functions) and is ready to go.
+ * Depending on how libnet was initialized, the function will write the packet
+ * to the wire either via the raw or link layer interface. The function will
+ * also bump up the internal libnet stat counters which are retrievable via
+ * libnet_stats().
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @return the number of bytes written, -1 on error
+ */
+int
+libnet_write(libnet_t *l);
+
+/**
+ * Returns the IP address for the device libnet was initialized with. If
+ * libnet was initialized without a device (in raw socket mode) the function
+ * will attempt to find one. If the function fails and returns -1 a call to 
+ * libnet_geterrror() will tell you why.
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @return a big endian IP address suitable for use in a libnet_build function or -1
+ */
+
+u_int32_t
+libnet_get_ipaddr4(libnet_t *l);
+
+/**
+ * This function is not yet implemented under IPv6.
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @return well, nothing yet
+ */
+struct libnet_in6_addr
+libnet_get_ipaddr6(libnet_t *l);
+
+/**
+ * Returns the MAC address for the device libnet was initialized with. If
+ * libnet was initialized without a device the function will attempt to find
+ * one. If the function fails and returns NULL a call to libnet_geterror() will
+ * tell you why.
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @return a pointer to the MAC address or NULL
+ */
+struct libnet_ether_addr *
+libnet_get_hwaddr(libnet_t *l);
+
+/**
+ * Takes a colon separated hexidecimal address (from the command line) and
+ * returns a bytestring suitable for use in a libnet_build function. Note this
+ * function performs an implicit malloc and the return value should be freed
+ * after its use.
+ * @param s the string to be parsed
+ * @param len the resulting size of the returned byte string
+ * @return a byte string or NULL on failure
+ */
+u_int8_t *
+libnet_hex_aton(int8_t *s, int *len);
+
+/**
+ * [Advanced Interface]
+ * Yanks a prebuilt, wire-ready packet from the given libnet context. If
+ * libnet was configured to do so (which it is by default) the packet will have
+ * all checksums written in. This function is part of the advanced interface
+ * and is only available when libnet is initialized in advanced mode. It is
+ * important to note that the function performs an implicit malloc() and a
+ * corresponding call to libnet_adv_free_packet() should be made to free the
+ * memory packet occupies. If the function fails libnet_geterror() can tell you
+ * why.
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param packet will contain the wire-ready packet
+ * @param packet_s will contain the packet size
+ * @return 1 on success, -1 on failure  
+ */
+int
+libnet_adv_cull_packet(libnet_t *l, u_int8_t **packet, u_int32_t *packet_s);
+
+/**
+ * [Advanced Interface] 
+ * Pulls the header from the specified ptag from the given libnet context. This
+ * function is part of the advanced interface and is only available when libnet
+ * is initialized in advanced mode. If the function fails libnet_geterror() can
+ * tell you why.
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param ptag the ptag referencing the header to pull
+ * @param header will contain the header
+ * @param header_s will contain the header size
+ * @return 1 on success, -1 on failure  
+ */
+int
+libnet_adv_cull_header(libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag, u_int8_t **header,
+u_int32_t *header_s);
+
+/**
+ * [Advanced Interface] 
+ * Writes a packet the network at the link layer. This function is useful to
+ * write a packet that has been constructed by hand by the application
+ * programmer or, more commonly, to write a packet that has been returned by
+ * a call to libnet_adv_cull_packet(). This function is part of the advanced
+ * interface and is only available when libnet is initialized in advanced mode.
+ * If the function fails libnet_geterror() can tell you why.
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param packet a pointer to the packet to inject
+ * @param packet_s the size of the packet
+ * @return the number of bytes written, or -1 on failure
+ */
+int
+libnet_adv_write_link(libnet_t *l, u_int8_t *packet, u_int32_t packet_s);
+
+/**
+ * [Advanced Interface] 
+ * Frees the memory allocated when libnet_adv_cull_packet() is called.
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param packet a pointer to the packet to free
+ */
+void
+libnet_adv_free_packet(libnet_t *l, u_int8_t *packet);
+
+/**
+ * [Context Queue] 
+ * Adds a new context to the libnet context queue. If no queue exists, this
+ * function will create the queue and add the specified libnet context as the
+ * first entry on the list. The functions checks to ensure niether l nor label
+ * are NULL, and that label doesn't refer to an existing context already in the
+ * queue. Additionally, l should refer to a libnet context previously
+ * initialized with a call to libnet_init(). If the context queue in write
+ * locked, this function will fail.
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @param label a canonical name given to recognize the new context, no longer than LIBNET_LABEL_SIZE
+ * @return 1 on success, -1 on failure
+*/
+int 
+libnet_cq_add(libnet_t *l, char *label);
+
+/**
+ * [Context Queue] 
+ * Removes a specified context from the libnet context queue by specifying the
+ * libnet context pointer. Note the function will remove the specified context
+ * from the context queue and cleanup internal memory from the queue, it is up
+ * to the application programmer to free the returned libnet context with a
+ * call to libnet_destroy(). Also, as it is not necessary to keep the libnet
+ * context pointer when initially adding it to the context queue, most
+ * application programmers will prefer to refer to entries on the context
+ * queue by canonical name and would use libnet_cq_remove_by_label(). If the
+ * context queue is write locked, this function will fail.
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @return the pointer to the removed libnet context, NULL on failure
+ */
+libnet_t *
+libnet_cq_remove(libnet_t *l);
+
+/** 
+ * [Context Queue] 
+ * Removes a specified context from the libnet context queue by specifying the
+ * canonical name. Note the function will remove the specified context from
+ * the context queue and cleanup internal memory from the queue, it is up to 
+ * the application programmer to free the returned libnet context with a call
+ * to libnet_destroy(). If the context queue is write locked, this function
+ * will fail.
+ * @param label canonical name of the context to remove
+ * @return the pointer to the removed libnet context, NULL on failure
+ */   
+libnet_t *
+libnet_cq_remove_by_label(char *label);
+ 
+/**
+ * [Context Queue] 
+ * Returns the canonical label associated with the context.
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ * @return pointer to the libnet context's label
+ */   
+int8_t *
+libnet_cq_getlabel(libnet_t *l);
+ 
+/**
+ * [Context Queue] 
+ * Locates a libnet context from the queue, indexed by a canonical label.
+ * @param label canonical label of the libnet context to retrieve
+ * @return the expected libnet context, NULL on failure
+ */
+libnet_t *
+libnet_cq_find_by_label(char *label);
+  
+/**
+ * [Context Queue] 
+ * Destroys the entire context queue, calling libnet_destroy() on each
+ * member context.
+ */
+void
+libnet_cq_destroy();
+
+/**
+ * [Context Queue] 
+ * Intiailizes the interator interface and set a write lock on the entire
+ * queue. This function is intended to be called just prior to interating
+ * through the entire list of contexts (with the probable intent of inject a
+ * series of packets in rapid succession). This function is often used as
+ * per the following:
+ *
+ *    for (l = libnet_cq_head(); libnet_cq_last(); l = libnet_cq_next())
+ *    {
+ *         ...
+ *    }
+ *
+ * Much of the time, the application programmer will use the iterator as it is
+ * written above; as such, libnet provides a macro to do exactly that,
+ * for_each_context_in_cq(l). Warning: do not call the iterator more than once
+ * in a single loop.
+ * @return the head of the context queue
+ */
+libnet_t *
+libnet_cq_head();
+
+/**
+ * [Context Queue] 
+ * Check whether the iterator is at the last context in the queue.
+ * @return 1 if at the end of the context queue, 0 otherwise
+ */
+int
+libnet_cq_last();
+
+/**
+ * [Context Queue] 
+ * Get next context from the context queue.
+ * @reutrn the next context from the context queue
+ */
+libnet_t *
+libnet_cq_next();
+
+/**
+ * [Context Queue] 
+ * Function returns the number of libnet contexts that are in the queue.
+ * @return the number of libnet contexts currently in the queue
+ */
+u_int32_t
+libnet_cq_size();
+
+/**
+ * [Diagnostic] 
+ * Prints the contents of the given context.
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ */
+void
+libnet_diag_dump_context(libnet_t *l);
+
+/**
+ * [Diagnostic] 
+ * Prints the contents of every pblock.
+ * @param l pointer to a libnet context
+ */
+void
+libnet_diag_dump_pblock(libnet_t *l);
+
+/**
+ * [Diagnostic] 
+ * Returns the canonical name of the pblock type.
+ * @param type pblock type
+ * @return a string representing the pblock type type or "unknown" for an unknown value
+ */
+char *
+libnet_diag_dump_pblock_type(u_int8_t type);
+
+/**
+ * [Diagnostic] 
+ * Function prints the contents of the supplied buffer to the supplied
+ * stream pointer. Will swap endianness based disposition of mode variable.
+ * Useful to be used in conjunction with the advanced interface and a culled
+ * packet.
+ * @param packet the packet to print
+ * @param len length of the packet in bytes
+ * @param swap 1 to swap byte order, 0 to not
+ * @param stream a stream pointer to print to
+ */
+void
+libnet_diag_dump_hex(u_int8_t *packet, u_int32_t len, int swap, FILE *stream);
+
+/*
+ * [Internal] 
+ */
+int
+libnet_open_socket(libnet_t *l);
+
+/*
+ * [Internal] 
+ */
+int
+libnet_write_raw_ipv4(libnet_t *l, u_int8_t *packet, u_int32_t size);
+
+/*
+ * [Internal] 
+ */
+int
+libnet_write_raw_ipv6(libnet_t *l, u_int8_t *packet, u_int32_t size);
+
+/*
+ * [Internal] 
+ */
+int
+libnet_write_link(libnet_t *l, u_int8_t *packet, u_int32_t size);
+
+#if ((__WIN32__) && !(__CYGWIN__))
+/*
+ * [Internal] 
+ */
+SOCKET
+libnet_open_raw4(libnet_t *l);
+#else
+/*
+ * [Internal] 
+ */
+int
+libnet_open_raw4(libnet_t *l);
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * [Internal] 
+ */
+int
+libnet_close_raw4(libnet_t *l);
+
+/*
+ * [Internal] 
+ */
+int
+libnet_open_raw6(libnet_t *l);
+       
+/*
+ * [Internal] 
+ */
+int
+libnet_close_raw6(libnet_t *l);
+
+/*
+ * [Internal] 
+ */
+int
+libnet_select_device(libnet_t *l);
+
+/*
+ * [Internal] 
+ */
+int
+libnet_open_link(libnet_t *l);
+
+/*
+ * [Internal] 
+ */
+int
+libnet_close_link(libnet_t *l);
+
+/*
+ * [Internal] 
+ */
+int
+libnet_do_checksum(libnet_t *l, u_int8_t *packet, int protocol, int len);
+
+/*
+ * [Internal] 
+ */
+u_int32_t
+libnet_compute_crc(u_int8_t *buf, u_int32_t len);
+
+/*
+ * [Internal] 
+ */
+u_int16_t
+libnet_ip_check(u_int16_t *addr, int len);
+
+/*
+ * [Internal] 
+ */
+int
+libnet_in_cksum(u_int16_t *addr, int len);
+
+/*
+ * [Internal] 
+ * If ptag is 0, function will create a pblock for the protocol unit type,
+ * append it to the list and return a pointer to it.  If ptag is not 0,
+ * function will search the pblock list for the specified protocol block 
+ * and return a pointer to it.
+ */
+libnet_pblock_t *
+libnet_pblock_probe(libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag, u_int32_t n, 
+u_int8_t type);
+
+/*
+ * [Internal] 
+ * Function creates the pblock list if l->protocol_blocks == NULL or appends
+ * an entry to the doubly linked list.
+ */
+libnet_pblock_t *
+libnet_pblock_new(libnet_t *l, u_int32_t size);
+
+/*
+ * [Internal] 
+ * Function swaps two pblocks in memory.
+ */
+int
+libnet_pblock_swap(libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag1, libnet_ptag_t ptag2);
+
+/*
+ * [Internal] 
+ * Function inserts a pblock into the doubly linked list.
+ */
+int
+libnet_pblock_insert_before(libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag1,
+libnet_ptag_t ptag2);
+
+/*
+ * [Internal] 
+ * Function removes a pblock from context 
+ */
+void
+libnet_pblock_delete(libnet_t *l, libnet_pblock_t *p);
+
+/*
+ * [Internal] 
+ * Function updates the pblock meta-inforation.  Internally it updates the
+ * ptag with a monotonically increasing variable kept in l.  This way each
+ * pblock has a succesively increasing ptag identifier.
+ */
+libnet_ptag_t
+libnet_pblock_update(libnet_t *l, libnet_pblock_t *p, u_int32_t h, 
+u_int8_t type);
+
+
+ /*
+  * [Internal]
+  * Checksums are a real pain in the <beep>!!!
+  * Function updates referer used to compute the checksum. All
+  * pblock need to know where is their referer (ie IP header).
+  * So, this function is called each time a new IP header is inserted.
+  * It updates the ip_pos field (referer) of each subsequent pblock.
+  */
+void
+libnet_pblock_record_ip_offset(libnet_t *l, u_int32_t offset);
+
+/*
+ * [Internal] 
+ * Function locates a given block by it's ptag. 
+ */
+libnet_pblock_t *
+libnet_pblock_find(libnet_t *l, libnet_ptag_t ptag);
+
+/*
+ * [Internal] 
+ * Function copies protocol block data over.
+ */
+int
+libnet_pblock_append(libnet_t *l, libnet_pblock_t *p, u_int8_t *buf,
+u_int32_t len);
+
+/*
+ * [Internal] 
+ * Function sets pblock flags.
+ */
+void
+libnet_pblock_setflags(libnet_pblock_t *p, u_int8_t flags);
+
+/*
+ * [Internal] 
+ * Function returns the protocol number for the protocol block type.  If
+ * the type is unknown, the function defaults to returning IPPROTO_IP.
+ */
+int
+libnet_pblock_p2p(u_int8_t type);
+
+/*
+ * [Internal] 
+ * Function assembles the packet for subsequent writing.  Function makes two
+ * passes through the pblock list:
+ */
+int
+libnet_pblock_coalesce(libnet_t *l, u_int8_t **packet, u_int32_t *size);
+
+#if !(__WIN32__)
+/*
+ * [Internal] 
+ * By testing if we can retrieve the FLAGS of an iface
+ * we can know if it exists or not and if it is up.
+ */
+int
+libnet_check_iface(libnet_t *l);
+#endif
+
+#if defined(__WIN32__)
+/*
+ * [Internal] 
+ */
+BYTE *
+libnet_win32_get_remote_mac(libnet_t *l, DWORD IP);
+
+/*
+ * [Internal] 
+ */
+int
+libnet_close_link_interface(libnet_t *l);
+
+/*
+ * [Internal] 
+ */
+BYTE * 
+libnet_win32_read_arp_table(DWORD IP);
+#endif
+#endif  /* __LIBNET_FUNCTIONS_H */
+
+/* EOF */