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From: JINMEI Tatuya / =?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCP0BMQEMjOkgbKEI=?= <jinmei@isl.rdc.toshiba.co.jp>
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Subject: Re: rtmsg_input
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>>>>> On Thu, 24 May 2001 12:17:39 -0400, 
>>>>> raviprasad20@netscape.net said:

> This is regarding the rtmsg_input() in the module rtadvd.c of the rtadvd daemon.
> I think the above function will receive message in the routing socket when a route is added or deleted. My doubt is whether this message will be generated only for addresses other than link local & multicast or it will be generated for all the addresses.

It depends on the kernel implementation, but, in any case, all routes
that users (applications) manually install to the kernel will be
announced through the routing socket, even if the routes are
link-local or multicast ones.

And, in my understanding, on FreeBSD 4.3 (and prior versions), other
routes will basically not be announced.  In particular, routes
automatically installed via RA messages will not be announce through
the routing socket.

					JINMEI, Tatuya
					Communication Platform Lab.
					Corporate R&D Center, Toshiba Corp.
					jinmei@isl.rdc.toshiba.co.jp

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