Small mistake... 10.10.10.10 is known and is REACHABLE. Sorry Pawel > -----Original Message----- > From: Fryczke, Pawel > Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 5:33 PM > To: linux-net@vger.kernel.org > Subject: Indirect nexthops in FIB > > Does Linux support indirect nexthops(gateways) in FIB ? > "Indirect" means that fwd must perform recurseive lookups in order to get > to nexthop which is connected to local link. > > When I try to add such a route with indirect nexthop I got error message. > See below: > >route -F > Kernel IP routing table > Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface > 3.0.0.0 * 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 > 0 eth0 > 10.10.0.0 3.3.4.4 255.255.0.0 UG 0 0 0 > eth0 > ... > >route add -net 20.20.20.0/24 gw 3.3.4.4 <- this works ok. because > 3.3.4.4 is connected to local link > >route add -net 30.30.30.0/24 gw 10.10.10.10 > SIOCADDRT: Network is unreachable > Note that 10.10.10.10 is known and unreachable..... > > Pawel > -------------------------------------------- > Pawel Fryczke - Software Engineer > mailto:Pawel.Fryczke@intel.com > Intel Technology Poland > ul. Slowackiego 173 > 80-298 Gdansk; Poland > Direct: +48 (58) 348 1764 > Fax: +48 (58) 348 1591 > Web: http://www.intel.com > -------------------------------------------- > - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
