Peter
This is not a VLAN question and I'm not sure that you would want to
reply to it but I thought I would take a stab.
In netBSD I could without any kernel modifications use a section of
the 127 address space for my own use by setting the mask so that I could
use it as a /8 or /16 network. I could configure 127 addresses on physical
interfaces without any problems and use them to communicate with other
cards.
Whilst trying to do the same with Linux I have run into issues, in the
sense that any 127 based address is used only for loopback. If I change
the mask of the "lo" device to a /8 as in 255.255.255.0 and configure
another interface with a 127 address as in say 127.1.2.1 I cannot send any
packets out of this interface to an address like 127.1.2.2.
It will work only with it's own address i.e. a loopback.
Do you have any idea how this is implemented in Linux? , which source
files I should look at etc.
Thanks
S
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