Hello, I should add http://biplane.com.au/blog/?p=122 for the easy read on destination address selection (/etc/gai.conf). Quite a machinery if the application chooses to use it. Best Regards Christof On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 01:26:48PM +0200, Christof Koehler wrote: > Hello, > > On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 06:50:58PM +0800, Ian Kent wrote: > > On Thu, 2016-04-28 at 11:10 +0200, Christof Koehler wrote: > > > > Sounds like I'll need to actually have a look at that RFC before doing > > anything, ;) > These might be nicer reads: > http://biplane.com.au/blog/?p=22 > http://biplane.com.au/blog/?p=30 > > Please note that the actual "ip addrlabel" output on a pristine 16.04 > is > prefix ::1/128 label 0 > prefix ::/96 label 3 > prefix ::ffff:0.0.0.0/96 label 4 > prefix 2001::/32 label 6 > prefix 2001:10::/28 label 7 > prefix 3ffe::/16 label 12 > prefix 2002::/16 label 2 > prefix fec0::/10 label 11 > prefix fc00::/7 label 5 > prefix ::/0 label 1 > so that catches ULAs in the fc00::/7 already with a label separating > them. I additional add > prefix 2001:638:708:1261:2000::/96 label 99 > prefix 2001:638:708:1261:1000::/96 label 99 > but that should not matter. > > > > However, ping times (response times) on ethernet effectively show > > > random variations, sometimes in the millisecond range. > > > > True but the worst case is you end up with a trivial load balancing > > effect. > > If addresses are equivalent that is a desirable effect. My goal however > was to distinguish between GUA and ULA relying on the RFC for selection > to avoid headaches. I will have to rethink this for sure. > > > Say, for example, you had multiple distinct interfaces on a machine to > > increase available throughput (believe it or not I've seen it done) then > > this sort of load balancing could be beneficial. > > Yes, been there, done that; but I would consider that something no longer needed > in this enlightened age: > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuBonding#Descriptions_of_bonding_modes > Especially Mode 4. But I think you know them :-) > > > > > > Mmm .. you should be able to put addresses in the map. > I will try again to make sure. > > > > > The ppa is done, to the extent that I wanted too, so check it out. > > Have a look at https://launchpad.net/~raven-au. > > > Thank you, I will try and report back. > > > Best Regards > > Christof > > -- > Dr. rer. nat. Christof Köhler email: c.koehler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Universitaet Bremen/ BCCMS phone: +49-(0)421-218-62334 > Am Fallturm 1/ TAB/ Raum 3.12 fax: +49-(0)421-218-62770 > 28359 Bremen > > PGP: http://www.bccms.uni-bremen.de/cms/people/c_koehler/ > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe autofs" in -- Dr. rer. nat. Christof Köhler email: c.koehler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Universitaet Bremen/ BCCMS phone: +49-(0)421-218-62334 Am Fallturm 1/ TAB/ Raum 3.12 fax: +49-(0)421-218-62770 28359 Bremen PGP: http://www.bccms.uni-bremen.de/cms/people/c_koehler/ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe autofs" in
