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Re: linux router/fw problems (icmp, arp, rip)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alan Cox)
Thu Aug 22 18:06:01 1996
From: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk (Alan Cox)
To: stewart@neuron.com
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1996 21:44:57 +0100 (BST)
Cc: linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.94.960822123349.7497B-100000@flex.neuron.com> from "Stewart Allen" at Aug 22, 96 01:40:24 pm
> Second, routed or gated (I've tried both) on linux seems to ignore all
> route metrics when adding entries into the kernel (they always get a 0).
> This seems to be a major problem on the Linux/Firewall (or it's how it
> hands out ICMP redirects). Either way, it neither received or propogates
> information correctly via RIP.
The default gated build assumes Linux doesnt support metrics in route adds
The 3.6.x gated should (if they got various people's notes) do metrics
properly.
As to ICMP redirects can you tcpdump the first failing outgoing session.
Alan
