From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 15 23:41:32 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3EC76106564A for ; Tue, 15 May 2012 23:41:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ddesimone@verio.net) Received: from relay2-bcrtfl2.verio.net (relay2-bcrtfl2.verio.net [131.103.218.177]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E62B38FC0A for ; Tue, 15 May 2012 23:41:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from iad-wprd-xchw01.corp.verio.net (iad-wprd-xchw01.corp.verio.net [198.87.7.164]) by relay2-bcrtfl2.verio.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id EA4691FF0140 for ; Tue, 15 May 2012 19:14:36 -0400 (EDT) thread-index: Ac0y8H8FDJk5v8veRx6gFkCQZygm+A== Received: from hometx-733b1p1.corp.verio.net ([10.144.2.53]) by iad-wprd-xchw01.corp.verio.net over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Tue, 15 May 2012 19:14:35 -0400 Received: by hometx-733b1p1.corp.verio.net (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Tue, 15 May 2012 18:14:33 -0500 Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 18:14:33 -0500 From: "David DeSimone" To: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <20120515231432.GH28776@verio.net> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org References: <1337105271.3434.8.camel@powernoodle-l7.corp.yahoo.com> Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Importance: normal Priority: normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.3790.4913 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Precedence: bulk User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-12-10) X-OriginalArrivalTime: 15 May 2012 23:14:35.0762 (UTC) FILETIME=[7E63C520:01CD32F0] Subject: Re: [stable-9] X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 23:41:32 -0000 Li, Qing wrote: > > The route selection is based on a hash function of source-ip and > destination-ip when RADIX_MPATH is enabled. You do not need to perform > specific actions, other than perhaps setting varying weights on each > entry as an option. So depends on the traffic destination the chosen > route may always be the same one. These comments suggest that there are multiple routes to be selected from. However, this output: > Internet: > Destination Gateway Flags Refs Use Netif > Expire > default UGS 0 33320033 igb0 > XXX.XXX.XXX.0/25 link#1 U 0 0 igb0 => > XXX.XXX.XXX.0/25 link#2 U 0 0 igb1 suggests that there is only ONE default route, pointing to ONE interface, igb0. Without an extra default route that is also pointing to igb1, I can't see how the system woudl ever forward traffic out igb1, unless it was directed to the local /25. -- David DeSimone == Network Admin == fox@verio.net "I don't like spinach, and I'm glad I don't, because if I liked it I'd eat it, and I just hate it." -- Clarence Darrow This email message is intended for the use of the person to whom it has been sent, and may contain information that is confidential or legally protected. If you are not the intended recipient or have received this message in error, you are not authorized to copy, distribute, or otherwise use this message or its attachments. Please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and permanently delete this message and any attachments. Verio, Inc. makes no warranty that this email is error or virus free. Thank you.