Date: Sat, 09 May 1998 10:02:03 -0600 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: randal@comtest.com Cc: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG, Richard Wackerbarth <rkw@dataplex.net> Subject: Re: Have I left something out? Message-ID: <35547DFB.950E6F33@softweyr.com> References: <199805071926.JAA03049@oldyeller.comtest.com>
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Randal S. Masutani wrote:
> Well is supposed to work that way. If you down the interface 10.0.1.6 then by
> definition that host is down. Host 10.0.1.1 cannot get to 10.0.1.6 by
> any other route, other than by its own interface 10.0.1.1 for network 10.0.1.0.
> What you are asking is that Host 10.0.1.1 redirect its interface for net
> 10.0.1.0 to route thru 10.0.2.1. This is not possible.
Not only is it possible, it's perfectly reasonable. TCP/IP was designed
to route around network failures of this sort. It works marvelously on
Xylan switches, if you have XOS 3.1.7.G or 3.2.3.>=10. ;^)
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Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
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