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From: Archie Cobbs <archie@whistle.com>
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Subject: Re: interfaces, routes, etc.
To: dennis@etinc.com (Dennis)
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 1996 13:27:13 -0700 (PDT)
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In-Reply-To: <199607191512.LAA27956@etinc.com> from "Dennis" at Jul 19, 96 11:12:47 am
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> >It wouldn't be hard to modify "route" to accept either type of
> >argument... the question is, does the kernel store interface
> >routes using the actual address or using a pointer to the interface?
> 
> You have to do it without trashing the "gateway" concept of passing
> info to devices. 

What do you mean exactly? I'm not that familiar with it. Maybe passing
a gateway of 0.0.0.0 could be an acceptable value for those interfaces
that don't need to know...

-Archie

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