# # Internet Protocol Database # # This file contains information regarding the known protocols used # in the Internet. For each protocol a single line should be present # with the following information: # # official protocol name # protocol number # aliases # # Items are separated by any number of blanks and/or tab characters. # A ``#'' indicates the beginning of a comment; characters up to the # end of the line are not interpreted by routines which search the file. # # Protocol names may contain any printable character other than a field # delimiter, newline, or comment character. # # Note: the following entries are valid and should not be changed: ip 0 IP # internet protocol, pseudo protocol number icmp 1 ICMP # internet control message protocol ggp 3 GGP # gateway-gateway protocol tcp 6 TCP # transmission control protocol egp 8 EGP # exterior gateway protocol pup 12 PUP # PARC universal packet protocol udp 17 UDP # user datagram protocol hmp 20 HMP # host monitoring protocol xns-idp 22 XNS-IDP # Xerox NS IDP rdp 27 RDP # "reliable datagram" protocol