Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 09:47:47 +1000 From: "Adam Clark" <adam.clark@ngv.vic.gov.au> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: net.link.ether.inet.useloopback Message-ID: <ACEAA9DD35C4EE4E93ED9553B193E70C67BBB4@TITIAN.boh.ngv.local>
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Heya, I would like to make packets destined for an IP address bound to a network card Get dropped onto the wire so I can do some QoS on it. I found the the following sysctl variable But am unsure about what it does. I cannot find any documentation on it. net.link.ether.inet.useloopback It is currently set to 1, so enabled. I had a comment from someone that the kernel uses the loopback interface to Pass packets destined for itself (not nessasarly just the 127.0.0.0/8 network), maybe this will stop the kernel from performing this action and drop it onto the wire the ip address is bound to. Cheers Adam Clark Network Administrator National Gallery of Victoria PO Box 7259 St Kilda Road Vic 8004 Telephone: +61 3 8620 2369=20 Fax: +61 3 8620 2565 www.ngv.vic.gov.au Keep informed of the latest NGV exhibitions, special events and programs = at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia and NGV International by = subscribing to NGV@RT, the NGV's free e-newsletter. DISCLAIMER: This email and any files transmitted with it are = confidential and intended solely for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org. If = you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, copy or = alter this email. WARNING: Although National Gallery of Victoria has = taken reasonable precautions to ensure no viruses are present in this = email, the organisation cannot accept responsibility for any loss or = damage arising from the use of this email or attachment.
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