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Date:      Sat, 27 Dec 2014 22:19:42 -0500
From:      Jason Healy <jhealy@logn.net>
To:        freebsd-net@freebsd.org
Subject:   IPv6 routes leaking between FIBs?
Message-ID:  <C2295EFD-C052-438B-8524-974C17E1FBB6@logn.net>

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Hello,

Trying out FreeBSD for the first time to build a firewall box that=92s =
multi-core and runs PF.  I=92m very interested in the FIB code, as it =
lines up well with the way my core networking equipment works and should =
allow me to route traffic on an interface that=92s logically separate =
from the management interfaces.

I=92ve been playing for a bit with the FIB features, but I=92m getting =
hung up on IPv6.  I=92m trying to set up two interfaces on my box to =
each have a different FIB, and to not leak routes between the =
interfaces:

# sysctl net.add_addr_allfibs=3D0
# ifconfig em1 inet 192.0.2.1/24 fib 1
# ifconfig em1 inet6 2001:db8:dead:beef::1/64 fib 1
# ifconfig em2 inet 203.0.113.1/24 fib 2
# ifconfig em2 inet6 2001:db8:cafe:babe::1/64 fib 2

If I then check the routing tables for each FIB, here=92s what I get:

# setfib -F 1 netstat -rn

Routing tables (fib: 1)

Internet:
Destination        Gateway            Flags      Netif Expire
192.0.2.0/24       link#2             U           em1
192.0.2.1          link#2             UHS         lo0

Internet6:
Destination                       Gateway                       Flags    =
  Netif Expire
2001:db8:cafe:babe::/64           link#3                        U        =
   em2
2001:db8:dead:beef::/64           link#2                        U        =
   em1
2001:db8:dead:beef::1             link#2                        UHS      =
   lo0
fe80::%em1/64                     link#2                        U        =
   em1
fe80::a00:27ff:fef6:162a%em1      link#2                        UHS      =
   lo0
fe80::%em2/64                     link#3                        U        =
   em2
fe80::%lo0/64                     link#5                        U        =
   lo0


# setfib -F 2 netstat -rn

Routing tables (fib: 2)

Internet:
Destination        Gateway            Flags      Netif Expire
203.0.113.0/24     link#3             U           em2
203.0.113.1        link#3             UHS         lo0

Internet6:
Destination                       Gateway                       Flags    =
  Netif Expire
2001:db8:cafe:babe::/64           link#3                        U        =
   em2
2001:db8:cafe:babe::1             link#3                        UHS      =
   lo0
2001:db8:dead:beef::/64           link#2                        U        =
   em1
fe80::%em1/64                     link#2                        U        =
   em1
fe80::%em2/64                     link#3                        U        =
   em2
fe80::a00:27ff:fe62:d267%em2      link#3                        UHS      =
   lo0
fe80::%lo0/64                     link#5                        U        =
   lo0


Note that as expected, the IPv4 routes are constrained to their FIB =
(192.0.2.0 to FIB 1 and 203.0.113.0 to FIB 2).  However, the IPv6 routes =
(deadbeef and cafebabe) leak between the FIBs; both prefixes that I add =
are listed in both FIBs (as well as the link-local stuff).

According to:

  =
https://www.freebsd.org/news/status/report-2012-01-2012-03.html#Multi-FIB:=
-IPv6-Support-and-Other-Enhancements

IPv6 parity is claimed for the FIB code, so I=92m not sure if I=92m =
doing it wrong, or if there=92s a problem with the FIB code and IPv6 =
routes.

Thanks in advance for any help or clarification!

Jason=



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