Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 2 Feb 1999 15:59:28 +0000 (GMT/BST) | From | Mike Jagdis <> | Subject | Re: howto disable auto route setup? |
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On Tue, 2 Feb 1999, Sam Mortimer wrote:
> > > >Because the ifconfig says that the interface exists on that network > > > >with that address > > > ..and subnet mask! > > Huh? Don't get excited - network is defined by address and mask :-). > > yes - and the interface connects to the network
Hmmm, maybe I should have said "network address" instead of being lazy :-).
> > Read it again. *Out* not *in*. Listening is usually done globally, > > sometimes bound to specific *addresses*, rarely bound to specific > > *interfaces*. That has nothing to do with the issue at hand. > > eh? just where are these packets originating from? you've not turned on > ip forwarding already have you?
You don't need forwarding turned on to generate packets. There are probably many processes already running. There may even be existing routes to the network/remote host via other interfaces/gateways which you did not want to replace or override.
> i was pondering whether someone might make this point whilst i was out > at lunch! my response is that we are discussing the routing functions of > a general purpose OS. there is no reason why they should work differently > from they way they might on a dedicated router. the router is probably > doing it the right way. would it not makes sense to try to emulate the > routers way of doing things? (it also occurred to that both teltrend's > network iq series routers and bay's nautica products add the directly > attached interfaces routes automatically too)
This is like saying we should do it the Windows way because that's the way Windows does it :-). There appear to be people who have a problem with this and can tell you why. That appears to be reason enough why we should consider doing it differently.
Mike
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