From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 31 18:09:17 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4DEDF37B401 for ; Thu, 31 Jul 2003 18:09:17 -0700 (PDT) Received: from phoenix.gargantuan.com (rrcs-se-24-73-171-238.biz.rr.com [24.73.171.238]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A1C9143F3F for ; Thu, 31 Jul 2003 18:09:16 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from michael@gargantuan.com) Received: from cyclops.gargantuan.com (cyclops.gargantuan.com [3ffe:c00:8034:a00::300]) by phoenix.gargantuan.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id CE228299 for ; Thu, 31 Jul 2003 21:09:15 -0400 (EDT) From: "Michael W. Oliver" To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 21:09:01 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.5.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha1; boundary="Boundary-02=_42bK/6Dg7+w4lg7"; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200307312109.12903.michael@gargantuan.com> Subject: Multipath Routing X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: michael@gargantuan.com List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2003 01:09:17 -0000 --Boundary-02=_42bK/6Dg7+w4lg7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Description: signed data Content-Disposition: inline [this was posted under another thread, so I am reposting as a new thread to= =20 hopefully generate some responses. thanks.] I am no programmer, so forgive my ignorance in that respect, but why can't = a=20 metric be used to differentiate routes to the same destination network=20 within the routing table? I happened to be googling and found: http://daily.daemonnews.org/view_story.php3?story_id=3D3878 which describes a patch to -STABLE that does exactly what I am talking=20 about. Is there any reason why this shouldn't be implemented by default in the OS?= =20 I am not being critical of the FreeBSD operating system by any means, just= =20 curious. Personally, I would very much like the ability of Zebra to feed the kernel= =20 the same route via multiple gateways, differentiating those routes by=20 metric value. Comments? =2D-=20 +-------------------------------------+------------------------------+ | Michael W. Oliver, CCNP | "The tree of liberty must be | | IPv6 & FreeBSD mark | refreshed from time to time | | michael@gargantuan.com | with the blood of patriots | | http://michael.gargantuan.com/ | and tyrants." | | ASpath-tree, Looking Glass, etc. | - President Thomas Jefferson | | +------------------------------+ | gpg key - http://michael.gargantuan.com/gnupg/pubkey.asc | +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ --Boundary-02=_42bK/6Dg7+w4lg7 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Description: signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQA/Kb24sWv7q8X6o8kRAtREAJ9Tt76WCKYpPbeYljBycTW0Sx4UgACgsLHL q+ZY5rMKq0VkzyniQjFNu3M= =brYT -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Boundary-02=_42bK/6Dg7+w4lg7--