Messages in this thread |  | | | From | (Matthias Urlichs) | | Subject | Re: Patch for route.c | | Date | 10 Apr 1997 16:42:23 +0200 |
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"Larry J. Blunk" <ljb@merit.edu> writes: > > Consider a machine with an interface on 1.2.3.0/ffffff00. Its address > is 1.2.3.1, and it becomes neighbors with a router at 1.2.3.2. The > kernel routing table contains: > > 1.2.3.0/ffffff00 interface-name # network route through the interface > 1.2.3.2/ffffffff router-name # host route to neighbor; GATEWAY flag > # is set. > I don't understand this. The GATEWAY flag says that the route from A to C goes through an intermediate B. If C is in fact on the same network, then the route through B is in error and should be deleted.
If gated does in fact enter bogus routes like these, then I suggest to fix gated (or, more likely, its configuration), but don't hack a workaround into the kernel.
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