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Date:      Sun, 26 Feb 2006 12:34:16 +0000
From:      Josef Karthauser <joe@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        net@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Default gateway - wrong interface. !
Message-ID:  <20060226123416.GF39469@genius.tao.org.uk>
In-Reply-To: <20060226102756.GE55275@FreeBSD.org>
References:  <20060219151435.GE15477@genius.tao.org.uk> <20060226102756.GE55275@FreeBSD.org>

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On Sun, Feb 26, 2006 at 01:27:56PM +0300, Gleb Smirnoff wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 19, 2006 at 03:14:35PM +0000, Josef Karthauser wrote:
> J> I'm guessing that this is a bug (or feature!).
>=20
> This is not a bug, nor a feature. This is a feature, that hasn't
> been implemented to the end.
>=20
> Historically, the routes in kernel were static. And they are static
> now. Historically, BSD won't permit you to install same IP addresses,
> or even addresses in the same subnet, on different interfaces. Now,
> FreeBSD permits addresses in the same subnet. But route entries are
> still static, and aren't reconfigring when an interface changes its
> flags.

I expected it was something like that, but I thought I'd still make a
little noise about it in case someone was right on the verge of having
it fixed :).

Joe

p.s. have you seen kern/93305?  It looks like my em0 still has a few
problems.  Would you mind taking a look?
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