[OT] Multiple default routes / Force external routing

Steve Bertrand steve at ibctech.ca
Tue Apr 14 17:52:48 PDT 2009


Sam Fourman Jr. wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 2:23 PM,  <sthaug at nethelp.no> wrote:
>>>> I think you are rather confused about what Multiple FIBs is..
>>>> All it is is teh  ability to make a packet use a particular
>>>> FIB on it's outgoing path. There is not such thing as an interface
>>>> being "In" a FIB. All interfaces are still visible to the routing code
>>>> by default, and The IP stack still knows about them.I think the IP
>>>> stack set's the 'loopback' flag on a packet regardless of the FIB
>>>> selected if teh dest is one of its own addresses.
>>>>
>>>> What you want is VIMAGE.
> 
> is VIMAGE fully integrated into  FreeBSD 8 CURRENT? (I believe this
> answer is no)
> also is VIMAGE expected to make it into FreeBSD 8?
> 
> Maybe Someone will give a VIMAGE update at BSDCan this year

Don't know about VIMAGE, but regarding BSDCan, will those who are going
respond to me off-list?

I'm pretty close to Toronto, and I am seriously considering attending
this year. Knowing who is close to me geographically on this list would
be great!

Steve


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