I'm implementing the AODV routing protocol (RFC 3561) on Linux. One of the protocol's salient features is being "on demand": rather than receiving (and transmitting) regular updates on the topology of the network, it waits until it needs a route to a given host (or network). With AODV routing, in the following simple network Host A <----> Host B <----> Host C, it may be that A is unaware of its route to C. If A has a packet destined for C, it buffers that packet and broadcasts a request for a route to C. Is there an interface whereby the kernel can be told "when you have a packet, but lack a route to its destination, pass a message to this daemon requesting a route and buffer that packet until the daemon is done searching for route"? Any info would be appreciated. -- Peter Hernberg - : 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
