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3 PerryLorier 1 This [ICMP] DestinationUnreachable code 0x7. This message means that the LinkLayer can tell that a host authoratively does not exist, as opposed to DestinationHostUnreachable which means that it is simply unreachable.
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3 Linux converts this to a [EHOSTDOWN] error return.
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5 This is defined in RFC:1812 Section 5.2.7.1