Hi again, : > story for source address unknown: : > --------------------------------- : Yes this is what I don't get. : : > We perform rule and route lookups according only to the known destination. : : So, does it mean that if there is a rule (rula A) that matches the src : addr then that rule will be just skipped in this phase (since there is : no src addr yet)? : : Then it may find a rule that matches, from that rule it looks into a : table, in that table it finds a route and a src addr. Then it selectes : that src addr? Let's say the selected src addr is the one in rula A. : Then, after flushing the route cache, the next lookup would match rule : A and may route differently using the table pointed at by rule A. : : Is it correct? [IPv4 answer]: Interesting scenario. I suppose it is possible for there to be a different route path chosen, but wouldn't that constitute a higher preference route once the source IP address is actually known? I'd describe your scenario as desirable behaviour. : > Try "ip route show table all" for IPv4 addresses. : : I'm interested in IPv6. Yikes! I'm probably pointing you (somewhat) in the wrong direction then. I'm inexperienced with linux and IPv6. Sorry if I have pointed you at all in the wrong direction! I hope somebody else on this list can help you with your IPv6 question. -Martin -- Martin A. Brown --- SecurePipe, Inc. --- mabrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
