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Re: multipath routing doesn't work with netlink

To: Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: multipath routing doesn't work with netlink
From: jamal <hadi@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 08:14:34 -0500 (EST)
Cc: Rik van Riel <riel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, netdev <netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
In-reply-to: <20021030073722.A30664@oldwotan.suse.de>
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On Wed, 30 Oct 2002, Andi Kleen wrote:

> - real multipath routing.
> It is configured by setting multiple nexthops to a single route
> (ip route add ... nexthop ... )
> The kernel will do load balancing by route (=srcip/dstip/tos tripple)
>

The only caveat is of course you have to wait for the cache entry to
expire ;-> (or ARPs to fail etc). I have a patch that will force specific
cache entries to be deleted via netlink; if theres a fireman/woman with
some time in their hand and willing to write something in user space,
contact me ;->

cheers,
jamal


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