[Xorp-hackers] reliable static routing

Mark Handley Mark Handley <M.Handley@cs.ucl.ac.uk>
Fri, 16 Sep 2005 22:28:06 +0100


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On 9/16/05, Pavlin Radoslavov <pavlin@icir.org> wrote:
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> > > > Second I am not so deep in the code, wath is about static routes,=
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> policy
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> > > > witch uses not the next-hop,
> > > > They use a router one or more hops away?
> > > I'm not sure what you mean...?
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> > afak the cisco's call it recursive route lookup, so you define a route=
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> > next hop not directly connected.
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> As far as I can remember, currently the RIB doesn't support
> recursive next-hop route lookup.


That's correct - I didn't understand the problem properly when I wrote that=
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- Mark

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<br><br><div><span class=3D"gmail_quote">On 9/16/05, <b class=3D"gmail_send=
ername">Pavlin Radoslavov</b> &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:pavlin@icir.org">pavlin=
@icir.org</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"b=
order-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; paddin=
g-left: 1ex;">
&gt;<br>&gt; &gt; &gt; Second I am not so deep in the code, wath is about s=
tatic routes, policy<br>&gt; &gt; s<br>&gt; &gt; &gt; witch uses not the ne=
xt-hop,<br>&gt; &gt; &gt; They use a router one or more hops away?<br>&gt; =
&gt; I'm not sure what you mean...?
<br>&gt;<br>&gt; afak the cisco's call it recursive route lookup, so you de=
fine a route via a<br>&gt; next hop not directly connected.<br><br>As far a=
s I can remember, currently the RIB doesn't support<br>recursive next-hop r=
oute lookup.
</blockquote><div><br>
That's correct - I didn't understand the problem properly when I wrote
that code.&nbsp; We know we need to support this - it's been on our
ToDo list for a while. <br>
<br>
&nbsp;- Mark<br>
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