[Xorp-cvs] XORP cvs commit: xorp/fea xorp/pim xorp/rib xorp/rib/tools xorp/rip xorp/xrl/interfaces xorp/xrl/targets

[Bruce M Simpson]

On Thu, Mar 30, 2006 at 02:21:19AM +0000, Pavlin Radoslavov wrote:
> 	Some of this information is needed by Windows when deleting the
> 	routes in the kernel: nexthop, ifname/vifname.
> 	The metric and admin_distance information is not really needed for now,
> 	but is included for consistency, and just in case if in the future we
> 	need it for some special purpose.

Thanks! The Windows FIB can actually use metric information because it
supports multipath. I believe Linux IpRoute2 can do the same.

BMS