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Date:      Tue, 2 Apr 2002 18:52:26 -0500 
From:      Scott Ullrich <sullrich@CRE8.COM>
To:        "'Crist J. Clark'" <cjc@FreeBSD.ORG>, Scott Ullrich <sullrich@CRE8.COM>
Cc:        'Barney Wolff' <barney@databus.com>, freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   RE: HUT Project
Message-ID:  <2F6DCE1EFAB3BC418B5C324F13934C96016C9521@exchange.corp.cre8.com>

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Correct.  The master and backup settings and/will override the RFC.  Can
anyone suggest a few ways that this could all be improved at the kernel
level? 

-Scott


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Crist J. Clark [mailto:cjc@FreeBSD.ORG]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 6:36 PM
> To: Scott Ullrich
> Cc: 'Barney Wolff'; freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: Re: HUT Project
> 
> 
> On Tue, Apr 02, 2002 at 12:00:30PM -0500, Scott Ullrich wrote:
> > The HUT Project includes FreeVRRPD.  Since Sebastien hasn't 
> rung in here, I
> > will try to clear the air.  
> > 
> > Sebastien and I are currently rewriting FreeVRRPD to take 
> care of the
> > remaining RFC issues and to cleanup the ARP code.  The new 
> version will be
> > completely RFC compliant and will feature a few extra bells 
> and whistles of
> > its own.  
> > 
> > My development version currently does not update arp cache 
> tables but takes
> > over the Mac.  In addition, the master and backup arp 
> address are settable
> > for each VRID.
> 
> IIRC, the exact MAC address of the virtual router as a function of
> VRID is specified in the RFC?
> -- 
> Crist J. Clark                     |     cjclark@alum.mit.edu
>                                    |     cjclark@jhu.edu
> http://people.freebsd.org/~cjc/    |     cjc@freebsd.org
> 

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Correct.&nbsp; The master and backup settings and/will override the RFC.&nbsp; Can anyone suggest a few ways that this could all be improved at the kernel level? </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>-Scott</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; -----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; From: Crist J. Clark [<A HREF="mailto:cjc@FreeBSD.ORG">mailto:cjc@FreeBSD.ORG</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 6:36 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; To: Scott Ullrich</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; Cc: 'Barney Wolff'; freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; Subject: Re: HUT Project</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; On Tue, Apr 02, 2002 at 12:00:30PM -0500, Scott Ullrich wrote:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; The HUT Project includes FreeVRRPD.&nbsp; Since Sebastien hasn't </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; rung in here, I</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; will try to clear the air.&nbsp; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; Sebastien and I are currently rewriting FreeVRRPD to take </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; care of the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; remaining RFC issues and to cleanup the ARP code.&nbsp; The new </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; version will be</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; completely RFC compliant and will feature a few extra bells </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; and whistles of</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; its own.&nbsp; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; My development version currently does not update arp cache </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; tables but takes</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; over the Mac.&nbsp; In addition, the master and backup arp </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; address are settable</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; for each VRID.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; IIRC, the exact MAC address of the virtual router as a function of</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; VRID is specified in the RFC?</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; -- </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; Crist J. Clark&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; cjclark@alum.mit.edu</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; cjclark@jhu.edu</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; <A HREF="http://people.freebsd.org/~cjc/" TARGET="_blank">http://people.freebsd.org/~cjc/</A>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; cjc@freebsd.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; </FONT>
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