Total Length

Network 2 octets IPv4 datagram unverified

Header plus payload, in octets.

Reading a capture

One of the fields the sample coherence check validates — if this disagrees with the octets actually present, the example is wrong and the build fails.

Where it sits

IPv4 Datagram > Total Length

Open in the explorer — TCP over IPv4, in a protected QoS Data frame, aggregated
Open in the explorer — ICMP echo over IPv4, in a QoS Data frame
Open in the explorer — TCP over IPv4, in a protected QoS Data frame
Open in the explorer — TCP over IPv4, in an open QoS Data frame
Open in the explorer — UDP over IPv4, in a QoS Data frame

Accuracy

Clause: RFC 791 §3.1
Byte order: big-endian — network byte order
Verified: Not verified against the standard. Treat this as a claim, not a fact.