Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:50:14 -0800 From: Alfred Perlstein <alfred@freebsd.org> To: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> Cc: FreeBSD Net <freebsd-net@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: bikeshed for all! Message-ID: <20071212225014.GY61429@elvis.mu.org> In-Reply-To: <476061FD.8050500@elischer.org> References: <476061FD.8050500@elischer.org>
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try using "instance". "Oh I'm going to use the FOO routing instance." Works nicely. * Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> [071212 14:34] wrote: > So, I'm playing with some multiple routing table support.. > the first version is a minimal impact version with very limited > functionality. > It's done that way so I can put it in RELENG_6/7 without breaking ABIs (I > hope). > Later there will be a more flexible version for-current. > > Here's the question.. > > I need a word to use to describe the network view one is currently on.. > e.g. if you are usinghe second routing table, you could say I've set xxx to > 1 > (0 based).. > > > current;y in my code I'm using 'universe' but I don't like that.. > > one could think of it as a routing plane.. > each routing plane has he same interfaces on it but they are logically > treated differently becasue each plane has a different routing table. > > > so here's an axample of it in use now... > the names should change... > > setuniverse 1 netstat -rn > [shows table 1] > setuniverse 2 route add 10.0.0.0/24 192.168.2.1 > setuinverse 1 route add 10.0.0.0/24 192.168.3.1 > setuniverse 2 route -n get 10.0.0.3 > [shows 192.168.2.1] > setuniverse 1 route -n get 10.0.0.3 > [shows 192.168.3.1] > setuniverse 2 start_apache > [appache starts, always using 192.168.2.1 to reach the 10.0.0 net. > > > also the syscall is setuniverse() > > so, you see I really need a better name.... > setrtab? > > rtab? rtbl? > > and the command should be called "????" > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- - Alfred Perlstein
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