Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2014 11:15:53 +0900 From: Hajimu UMEMOTO <ume@FreeBSD.org> To: Jeremie Le Hen <jlh@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Description change proposal for the no_prefer_iface flag Message-ID: <ygelhryrokm.wl%ume@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20140710220115.GA91832@caravan.chchile.org> References: <20140710220115.GA91832@caravan.chchile.org>
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Hi, >>>>> On Fri, 11 Jul 2014 00:01:16 +0200 >>>>> Jeremie Le Hen <jlh@FreeBSD.org> said: jlh> Hi Hajimu-san, net@, jlh> I plan to commit the following change to the no_prefer_iface flag jlh> description in the ifconfig(8) manpage. I find it easier to understand jlh> and more explicit than the current one. jlh> Comments? It seems good to me. Sincerely, jlh> Index: sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8 jlh> =================================================================== jlh> --- sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8 (revision 268508) jlh> +++ sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8 (working copy) jlh> @@ -679,9 +679,11 @@ jlh> Clear a flag jlh> .Cm nud . jlh> .It Cm no_prefer_iface jlh> -Set a flag to not prefer address on the interface as candidates of the jlh> -source address for outgoing packets, even when the interface is jlh> -outgoing interface. jlh> +Set a flag to not honor rule 5 of source address selection in RFC 3484. jlh> +In practice this means the address on the outgoing interface which will jlh> +be used will not be preferred, effectively yielding the decision to the jlh> +address selection policy table, configurable with jlh> +.Xr ip6addrctl 8 . jlh> .It Cm -no_prefer_iface jlh> Clear a flag jlh> .Cm no_prefer_iface . jlh> -- jlh> Jeremie Le Hen jlh> Scientists say the world is made up of Protons, Neutrons and Electrons. jlh> They forgot to mention Morons. jlh> _______________________________________________ jlh> freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list jlh> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net jlh> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Hajimu UMEMOTO ume@mahoroba.org ume@{,jp.}FreeBSD.org http://www.mahoroba.org/~ume/
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