On Thu, 16 Dec 1999, kuznet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hello!
>
> > BTW, I think that Linux's current IPv6 code is not enough to work with
> > multi-addressed network, because of weakness in source address selection.
>
> The patch is good and correct, but the solution is bad.
>
> We may make this thing in IPv4 because function inet_select_addr()
> is not in data path; selected source addresses are stored in routing tables.
> Correct solution would cache once found source address
> in IPv6 routing table, probably, cloning route, if it is required.
>
> BTW we have to make this thing in IPv4 because by historical reasons
> internet routing is very messy and smart source selection is required
> to route replies back. Moreover, by the same historical reasons, almost
> all IP apps are confused, when loopback address appears as source
> address of packet destined to some address of the host.
> Emerging IPv6 principles should not inherit all of this brain damage,
> so that the problem is present but it is not critical.
Source address selection for IPv6 is very useful feature.
I give one real example:
I use zebra as routing daemons. My machine has 2 IPv6 address at eth1 (internal
LAN). I must set both address as neighbor in BGP4+ config in other machine in
LAN
to get zebra to work. If I may select source address then I may set only one
neighbor.
Wiget
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