On Tue, Aug 09, 2005 at 10:38:21AM +0300, Al Boldi wrote: > Kernel IP routing table > Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Iface > 10.0.0.1 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH eth0 > 10.0.1.1 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH eth1 > 10.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U eth0 > 10.0.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U eth1 > 10.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U eth0 > 127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U lo > > Why does the Kernel route a packet from > 10.0.1.2 netmask 255.0.0.0 out to eth1? Neither packet source address nor netmask do affect the routing decision. It is only done based on the target address. ip route list match <target-address> is a big helper on systems that have iproute installed. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 621 72739835 - : 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
