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Date:      Wed, 19 Apr 1995 18:41:11 +0400 (GMT+0400)
From:      Anthony Graphics <agl@mac.glas.apc.org>
To:        Guido van Rooij <gvrooij@mmra1.ms.philips.nl>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: gated question
Message-ID:  <Pine.LNX.3.91.950419183934.1339C-100000@mail.redline.ru>
In-Reply-To: <9504190935.AA28837@mmra1.ms.philips.nl>

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On Wed, 19 Apr 1995, Guido van Rooij wrote:

> Date: Wed, 19 Apr 1995 11:35:44 +0200 (MET DST)
> From: Guido van Rooij <gvrooij@mmra1.ms.philips.nl>
> To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org
> Subject: gated question
> 
> We also mailed this question to the gated list, mut perhaps here are
> also ppl that have an answer.
> 
> We have a freebsd based router. because of the environment we are forced
> to only use rip.
> 
> For simplicity, assume we have 2 interfaces, say ed0 and ed1.
> 
> On ed0 we want the network x.y.z.0 to be always announced with metric 2.
> On the ed1 side (connected to the x.y.a.0 network), we've got a bunch of 
> terminal servers all announcing hosts in the x.y.z.0 net on a per host 
> basis. So x.y.z.2 sometimes show up being announced from x.y.a.10, and
> sometimes on x.y.a.11. 
> 
> So gated needs to listed to incoming rip packets from one of the 
> terminal servers on the ed1 side, but should *always* announce the complete
> network on th ed0 side (even when there are no x.y.z.0 hosts announced at
> all on the ed1 side).
> 
> We've tried a number of things, but in vain. The only way the x.y.z.0
> route is announced is when it is added in a static { } table. But then gated
> refuses to look at rip packets on the ed1 side (whether or not the static
> entry is having a noinstall option or not).
> 
> So probably it all boils down to the question how to have gated always
> announce a particular route without having it declared in a static {}
> list.
> 
> Hope you can help me!
> 
> -Guido
> 
If you'd get any responces please Cc: me:
I can't announce a whole C class net when the router of this net
connects with ppp/slip: can't even with a static {} section.
Similar problem :-(
AGL



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