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[Alfred Perlstein]

* Julian Elischer <julian at elischer.org> [071212 15:13] wrote:
> Alfred Perlstein wrote:
> >try using "instance".
> >
> >"Oh I'm going to use the FOO routing instance."
> 
> what do Juniper call it?

"Instance" and "vrf".

-Alfred
> 
> >
> >Works nicely.
> >
> >* Julian Elischer <julian at 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 "????"
> >>
> >>
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- Alfred Perlstein