RA & DHCP problem...

S.P.Zeidler spz at serpens.de
Mon Dec 30 19:47:42 CET 2013


Thus wrote Lorenzo Colitti (lorenzo at google.com):

> On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 4:10 PM, S.P.Zeidler <spz at serpens.de> wrote:
> 
> > > Agreed this wasn't the best example but it's valid for two default
> > > gw's as well.
> >
> > ... not if your operating system will flat out refuse to enter a second
> > one (as eg a Linux if you don't run more than one routing table).
> 
> Last I checked autoconf can configure multiple default gateways on Linux.
> Please back that assertion up.

As far as I can tell from a somewhat time-limited reading of its source,
the distinction is pointless/wrong as Linux always uses a fib and includes
device info now. i.e. no halfway modern Linux would behave as I suggested.

regards,
	spz
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