Messages in this thread |  | | From | (Alan Cox) | Subject | Re: kernel not processing ICMP Redirects | Date | Fri, 1 Nov 1996 22:11:59 +0000 (GMT) |
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> My linux box (actually several of them) which are running 2.0.22 & > 2.0.23 (redhat 3.0.3) are not processing ICMP redirects from my cisco > 2501. I get the message in the kernel log (syslog) "ICMP redirect > from 204.97.12.1" but the routing table is not updated properly. Is > the kernel supposed to do this (I thought it did back in 1.2.13 days). > If the kernel is not supposed to be doing this how do I go about > updating the route table?
With a routing daemon ?
If your kernel is built with CONFIG_IP_FORWARD (ie its a router) then it ignores ICMP redirect. See the router requirements RFC's. If its got it disabled its a host so it honours them.
Alan
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