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Date:      Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:35:43 -0700
From:      Randy Bush <randy@psg.com>
To:        Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org>
Cc:        freebsd-net <freebsd-net@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   Re: forwarding when two rip defaults
Message-ID:  <m2zl93qs40.wl%randy@psg.com>
In-Reply-To: <4AA88F45.8000407@elischer.org>
References:  <m21vmfs7c0.wl%randy@psg.com> <4AA88F45.8000407@elischer.org>

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>> say i run routed and receive rip default from two routers, on the same
>> local ether.  what is the forwarding?  i presume it's not smart enough
>> to balance flows.  i hope not alternating packets.  clue, please?
> I can't speak for routed

routed is just the routing protocol used to garner the routes installed
in the fib.  so it should not be of concern.

> the base system, given two default routes would use a hashing schemem
> to send data to both.  more details depend on what options you have
> turned on.

is there a doc page somewhere?

thanks.

randy



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