IP_RECVORIGDSTADDR(2const) — Linux manual page

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IP_RECVORIGDSTADDR(2const)                     IP_RECVORIGDSTADDR(2const)

NAME         top

       IP_RECVORIGDSTADDR - receive IP_ORIGDSTADDR control message

LIBRARY         top

       Standard C library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <netinet/in.h>  /* Definition of IP* constants */
       #include <sys/socket.h>

       int setsockopt(int sockfd, IPPROTO_IP, IP_RECVORIGDSTADDR,
                      const int *enable, sizeof(int));

DESCRIPTION         top

       This boolean option enables the IP_ORIGDSTADDR ancillary message
       in recvmsg(2), in which the kernel returns the original
       destination address of the datagram being received.

       The ancillary message contains a sockaddr_in(2type) structure.

       Not supported for SOCK_STREAM sockets.

ERRORS         top

       See IPPROTO_IP(2const).  See setsockopt(2).  See ip(7).

STANDARDS         top

       Linux.

HISTORY         top

       Linux 2.6.29.

SEE ALSO         top

       IPPROTO_IP(2const), setsockopt(2), ip(7)

COLOPHON         top

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Linux man-pages 6.18            2025-11-25     IP_RECVORIGDSTADDR(2const)

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