Glossary: TCP/IP in Depth, Part 2
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The IP source and destination addresses, the protocol number and the length, which are included in the UDP and TCP checksums. Because of it, a datagram delivered to the wrong machine fails the check.
Glossary: TCP/IP in Depth, Part 2
The IP source and destination addresses, the protocol number and the length, which are included in the UDP and TCP checksums. Because of it, a datagram delivered to the wrong machine fails the check.