From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 1 09:44:18 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 6F55937B401 for ; Fri, 1 Aug 2003 09:44:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: from pcslink.com (pcslink.com [208.145.64.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C5BED43FBF for ; Fri, 1 Aug 2003 09:44:17 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ryan@pcslink.com) Received: (from ryan@localhost) by pcslink.com (8.9.3/8.9.2) id JAA66126; Fri, 1 Aug 2003 09:44:15 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from ryan) Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2003 06:44:15 -1000 From: Ryan Mooney To: "Michael W. Oliver" Message-ID: <20030801164415.GA62005@pcslink.com> References: <200307312109.12903.michael@gargantuan.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200307312109.12903.michael@gargantuan.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.25i cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Multipath Routing X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list 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 16:44:18 -0000 Better yet would be equal cost multi-path, since the code to solve that should (mostly) be able to handle the general case :) ryan@speaks.without.putting.up.the.code.com :) Content-Description: signed data > [this was posted under another thread, so I am reposting as a new thread to > hopefully generate some responses. thanks.] > > I am no programmer, so forgive my ignorance in that respect, but why can't a > metric be used to differentiate routes to the same destination network > within the routing table? I happened to be googling and found: > > http://daily.daemonnews.org/view_story.php3?story_id=3878 > > which describes a patch to -STABLE that does exactly what I am talking > about. > > Is there any reason why this shouldn't be implemented by default in the OS? > I am not being critical of the FreeBSD operating system by any means, just > curious. > > Personally, I would very much like the ability of Zebra to feed the kernel > the same route via multiple gateways, differentiating those routes by > metric value. > > Comments? > > -- > +-------------------------------------+------------------------------+ > | 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 | > +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ > > -- >-=-=-=-=-=-=-<>-=-=-=-=-=-<>-=-=-=-=-=-<>-=-=-=-=-=-<>-=-=-=-=-=-=-< Ryan Mooney ryan@pcslink.com <-=-=-=-=-=-=-><-=-=-=-=-=-><-=-=-=-=-=-><-=-=-=-=-=-><-=-=-=-=-=-=->