Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 11:47:37 +0100 (CET) From: Helge Oldach <freebsdnet28nov02@oldach.net> To: jrh@it.uc3m.es (Juan Francisco Rodriguez Hervella) Cc: freebsdnet28nov02@oldach.net, freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG, marcelo@it.uc3m.es Subject: Re: Multihoming - implementing RFC 1122 Message-ID: <200212021047.gB2AlbLL065560@sep.oldach.net> In-Reply-To: <3DEB30D9.A290D483@it.uc3m.es> from Juan Francisco Rodriguez Hervella at "Dec 2, 2002 11: 7:21 am"
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Juan Francisco Rodriguez Hervella: > Helge Oldach escribió: > > I wonder whether there are plans to complete implementation of the > > "strong ES" model as described in RFC 1122 for multihoming hosts on > > FreeBSD. Essentially this would assure that a multihomed host would > > send and receive IP packets through the "correct" interface (that is, > > the physical interface that is configured with the IP address used in > > the packets). > I don't like the strong ES model. Then, don't use it. I am not asking to modify the default behaviour, I am just asking for extra functionality that you may use or not. > the strong ES model > makes use of source routing, You are mixing up source routing and policy routing. > I don't see why a host should discard a packet for him, only > because it has arrived at other interface. Anti-spoofing policies, for example. Helge To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
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