def sanitize(self):
        '''
        Check if the current settings conform to the RFC and fix where possible
        '''
        # Let the parent do its stuff
        super(IPv4Packet, self).sanitize()

        # Check the version
        if self.version != 4:
            raise ValueError("Protocol version must be 4")

        # Treat type-of-service as an 8-bit unsigned integer. Future versions
        # of this code may implement methods to treat it as DSCP+ECN
        if not isinstance(self.tos, numbers.Integral) \
        or self.tos < 0 \
        or self.tos >= 2 ** 8:
            raise ValueError('Invalid type of service')

        # Identification: An identifying value assigned by the sender to aid in
        # assembling the fragments of a datagram.
        if not isinstance(self.identification, numbers.Integral) \
        or self.identification < 0 \
        or self.identification >= 2 ** 16:
            raise ValueError('Invalid fragment identification')

        # An internet datagram can be marked "don't fragment."  Any internet
        # datagram so marked is not to be internet fragmented under any
        # circumstances.  If internet datagram marked don't fragment cannot be
        # delivered to its destination without fragmenting it, it is to be
        # discarded instead.
        if not isinstance(self.dont_fragment, bool):
            raise ValueError("Don't fragment flag must be a boolean")

        # The More Fragments flag bit (MF) is set if the datagram is not the
        # last fragment.  The Fragment Offset field identifies the fragment
        # location, relative to the beginning of the original unfragmented
        # datagram.  Fragments are counted in units of 8 octets.  The
        # fragmentation strategy is designed so than an unfragmented datagram
        # has all zero fragmentation information (MF = 0, fragment offset =
        # 0).  If an internet datagram is fragmented, its data portion must be
        # broken on 8 octet boundaries.
        if not isinstance(self.more_fragments, bool):
            raise ValueError('More fragments flag must be a boolean')

        # Fragment offset: This field indicates where in the datagram this
        # fragment belongs. The fragment offset is measured in units of 8
        # octets (64 bits).  The first fragment has offset zero.
        if not isinstance(self.fragment_offset, numbers.Integral) \
        or self.fragment_offset < 0 \
        or self.fragment_offset >= 2 ** 13:
            raise ValueError('Invalid fragment offset')

        # Check for don't-fragment combined with a fragment offset
        if self.dont_fragment and self.fragment_offset > 0:
            raise ValueError("A packet marked don't fragment can't have "
                             "a fragment-offset")

        # Check that the TTL is correct
        if not isinstance(self.ttl, numbers.Integral) \
        or self.ttl < 0 \
        or self.ttl >= 2 ** 8:
            raise ValueError('Invalid TTL')

        # Check the source and destination addresses
        if not isinstance(self.source, IPv4Address):
            raise ValueError('Source address must be IPv4')

        if not isinstance(self.destination, IPv4Address):
            raise ValueError('Destination address must be IPv4')