Re: External Loopback with crossed route entries

[Andrew Morton <andrewm@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Rick Richardson wrote:
> 
> I saw the thread/argument on a 2.0.36 patch so that you could do
> external ethernet loopback with a crossover cable using crossed route
> entries.  The thread was dated 03/29/1999.  Apparently, the patch was
> rejected by Alan Cox.
> 
> Well, it turns out I'm just beating my head against this same wall.
> But using kernel 2.4.0.  Can't seem to get crossed routing with an
> external loopback to work.  I need this for a big simulation project I
> am working on.
> 
> Any idea if 2.4.0 supports crossed routing between two ethernet ports
> out of the box?  If not, is there a patch yet for 2.4.0?

I bet you can do it with policy routing.  Send us a little
ASCII network diagram.