What does the net.inet.ip.fastforwarding sysctl do?

[Kirk Davis]

> From: Ruslan Ermilov [mailto:ru at freebsd.org] 
> 
> On Thu, Nov 30, 2006 at 02:16:33PM -0700, Kirk Davis wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 	I have am setting up a router that needs to handle a lot of
> > traffic.  I am using a Dell 2950 that I have added Intel 
> Gig cards into
> > (em).  This server will be running quagga (for BGP) and also use a
> > couple of IPFW FWD rules to forward packets to another host.
> > 
> > 	In order to get the forwarding speed I need I have turned on the
> > sysctl variable net.inet.ip.fastforwarding=1     What is the
> > ramifications of this?  Will it still work with routing 
> software like
> > quagga or allow IPFW to still forward packets?
> > 
> RTFM: man 4 inet

Ahhh.  OK Thanks.

I did look for a man page but didn't take a look at the one for inet.  A
good explanation.

Thanks,  Kirk