--- a/packages/net/tcpip/current/src/sys/netinet/ip_output.c
+++ b/packages/net/tcpip/current/src/sys/netinet/ip_output.c
@@ -5,29 +5,6 @@
 //     
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@@ -161,6 +138,10 @@ extern int ipsec_esp_network_default_lev
 extern int pfkeyv2_acquire(struct tdb *, int);
 #endif
 
+#ifndef RAMDOM_IP_ID
+u_short ip_id;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * IP output.  The packet in mbuf chain m contains a skeletal IP
  * header (with len, off, ttl, proto, tos, src, dst).
@@ -232,8 +213,11 @@ ip_output(m0, va_alist)
 	if ((flags & (IP_FORWARDING|IP_RAWOUTPUT)) == 0) {
 		ip->ip_v = IPVERSION;
 		ip->ip_off &= IP_DF;
+#ifdef RANDOM_IP_ID
 		ip->ip_id = ip_randomid();
-		HTONS(ip->ip_id);
+#else
+		ip->ip_id = htons(ip_id++);
+#endif
 		ip->ip_hl = hlen >> 2;
 		ipstat.ips_localout++;
 	} else {