From owner-cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 22 16:10:06 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 071DE16A41F; Mon, 22 Aug 2005 16:10:06 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from oberman@es.net) Received: from postal1.es.net (postal1.es.net [198.128.3.205]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B8BB643D45; Mon, 22 Aug 2005 16:10:05 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from oberman@es.net) Received: from ptavv.es.net ([198.128.4.29]) by postal1.es.net (Postal Node 1) with ESMTP (SSL) id IBA74465; Mon, 22 Aug 2005 09:10:04 -0700 Received: from ptavv (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ptavv.es.net (Tachyon Server) with ESMTP id 5FE6A5D07; Mon, 22 Aug 2005 09:10:04 -0700 (PDT) To: Andre Oppermann In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 21 Aug 2005 12:29:39 -0000." <200508211229.j7LCTdLu030321@repoman.freebsd.org> Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 09:10:04 -0700 From: "Kevin Oberman" Message-Id: <20050822161004.5FE6A5D07@ptavv.es.net> Cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/netinet ip_icmp.c src/share/man/man4 icmp.4 X-BeenThere: cvs-src@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the src tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 16:10:06 -0000 > From: Andre Oppermann > Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 12:29:39 +0000 (UTC) > Sender: owner-cvs-all@freebsd.org > > andre 2005-08-21 12:29:39 UTC > > FreeBSD src repository > > Modified files: > sys/netinet ip_icmp.c > share/man/man4 icmp.4 > Log: > Add an option to have ICMP replies to non-local packets generated with > the IP address the packet came through in. This is useful for routers > to show in traceroutes the actual path a packet has taken instead of > the possibly different return path. > > The new sysctl is named net.inet.icmp.reply_from_interface and defaults > to off. Thank you! This has annoyed me for a long time, but never enough to actually do anything about it. -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634