Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:13:52 -0800 From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> To: Alfred Perlstein <alfred@freebsd.org> Cc: FreeBSD Net <freebsd-net@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: bikeshed for all! Message-ID: <47606B30.3020508@elischer.org> In-Reply-To: <20071212225014.GY61429@elvis.mu.org> References: <476061FD.8050500@elischer.org> <20071212225014.GY61429@elvis.mu.org>
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Alfred Perlstein wrote: > try using "instance". > > "Oh I'm going to use the FOO routing instance." what do Juniper call it? > > Works nicely. > > * Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> [071212 14:34] wrote: >> So, I'm playing with some multiple routing table support.. >> the first version is a minimal impact version with very limited >> functionality. >> It's done that way so I can put it in RELENG_6/7 without breaking ABIs (I >> hope). >> Later there will be a more flexible version for-current. >> >> Here's the question.. >> >> I need a word to use to describe the network view one is currently on.. >> e.g. if you are usinghe second routing table, you could say I've set xxx to >> 1 >> (0 based).. >> >> >> current;y in my code I'm using 'universe' but I don't like that.. >> >> one could think of it as a routing plane.. >> each routing plane has he same interfaces on it but they are logically >> treated differently becasue each plane has a different routing table. >> >> >> so here's an axample of it in use now... >> the names should change... >> >> setuniverse 1 netstat -rn >> [shows table 1] >> setuniverse 2 route add 10.0.0.0/24 192.168.2.1 >> setuinverse 1 route add 10.0.0.0/24 192.168.3.1 >> setuniverse 2 route -n get 10.0.0.3 >> [shows 192.168.2.1] >> setuniverse 1 route -n get 10.0.0.3 >> [shows 192.168.3.1] >> setuniverse 2 start_apache >> [appache starts, always using 192.168.2.1 to reach the 10.0.0 net. >> >> >> also the syscall is setuniverse() >> >> so, you see I really need a better name.... >> setrtab? >> >> rtab? rtbl? >> >> and the command should be called "????" >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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