HEADER_SIZE in source

[kuchiku]

Can someone explain to me where did this values came from?

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/*
 * Overhead added to packets by various protocols.
 */
#define IPv4_UDP_HEADER_SIZE              28
#define IPv4_TCP_HEADER_SIZE              40
#define IPv6_UDP_HEADER_SIZE              40

I cant find any reference to 28 and 40 in the packet structure of tcp and udp.

[janjust]

28 and 40 bytes for UDP and TCP traffic are "normal" in my view.
read up on the ethernet and tcp/udp protocols, e.g.
http://sd.wareonearth.com/~phil/net/overhead/

[kuchiku]

Thanks for the link