Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 16:25:56 +0300 From: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.ORG> To: Iasen Kostoff <tbyte@tbyte.org> Cc: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: adding a route to host via interface Message-ID: <20010703162556.E39090@sunbay.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0107031514520.35452-100000@shadow.otel.net>; from tbyte@tbyte.org on Tue, Jul 03, 2001 at 03:34:14PM %2B0300 References: <20010703150441.B39090@sunbay.com> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0107031514520.35452-100000@shadow.otel.net>
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On Tue, Jul 03, 2001 at 03:34:14PM +0300, Iasen Kostoff wrote: > > > On Tue, 3 Jul 2001, Ruslan Ermilov wrote: > > > On Tue, Jul 03, 2001 at 02:30:48PM +0300, Iasen Kostoff wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 3 Jul 2001, Ruslan Ermilov wrote: > > > > > > > On Mon, Jul 02, 2001 at 05:40:07PM +0300, Iasen Kostoff wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Problem is that adding a route to host throw interface adds > > > > > inerface as gateway (iface's lladdr). And you should manualy change lladdr > > > > > of this route to the real lladdr. > > > > > > > > > > this is it: > > > > > > > > > > route add -host foo -iface bar > > > > > arp -s foo real_lladdr_of_foo > > > > > > > > > > Is that realy a problem or I'm missing something ? > > > > > > > > > Try this: > > > > > > > > route add -host foo -link bar:real_lladdr_of_foo -llinfo -interface > > > > > > > But if I don't know the lladdr - because now I should use tcpsump(1) with > > > -i iface -e to see the lladdr of the client and when they change their GW > > > computer or its Lan card I should do that again (and if am not around they > > > don't have inet ofcourse) but if they are connected on cisco router that > > > do not hapen because I'm not routing to lladdr but throw iface. > > > > > > Can that be fixed some how ? > > > > > I apparently lost the context here. What are you trying to do? > > You want the host ``foo'' to be resolved through ARP? If that > > is the case, this is somewhat tricky, but still possible: > > > > route add foo/32 -iface bar -cloning > > > > > I tried - route add foo -iface bar -cloning and it didin't work ofcourse :). > Yup, should be ``arp: couldn't allocate llinfo for <foo>rt''. > I think route(8) or /sys/net/route.c should reject that kind of route. > I tried to set or convert it to -net route - foo/32(I think the second way is > better, what you think ?). > You can't change host route to network route, or vise versa; destination is the Patricia's tree key, and it can't be changed. The only possible way is like I suggested: ``route add foo/32 -iface bar -cloning''. <PS> You still did not tell me what are you trying to do. :-) </PS> Cheers, -- Ruslan Ermilov Oracle Developer/DBA, ru@sunbay.com Sunbay Software AG, ru@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD committer, +380.652.512.251 Simferopol, Ukraine http://www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve http://www.oracle.com Enabling The Information Age To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
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