Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:16:38 -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: <20071212231638.GB61429@elvis.mu.org> In-Reply-To: <47606B30.3020508@elischer.org> References: <476061FD.8050500@elischer.org> <20071212225014.GY61429@elvis.mu.org> <47606B30.3020508@elischer.org>
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* Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> [071212 15:13] wrote: > Alfred Perlstein wrote: > >try using "instance". > > > >"Oh I'm going to use the FOO routing instance." > > what do Juniper call it? "Instance" and "vrf". -Alfred > > > > >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" > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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