Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 02:02:40 +0000 From: "Bruce M. Simpson" <bms@FreeBSD.org> To: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> Cc: "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bzeeb-lists@lists.zabbadoz.net>, freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bikeshed for all! Message-ID: <4761E440.1060603@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <4761E222.7060302@elischer.org> References: <476061FD.8050500@elischer.org> <200712130021.56473.max@love2party.net> <476072DB.3090600@elischer.org> <200712131549.21669.nvass@teledomenet.gr> <476190F2.2030105@elischer.org> <47619502.5070404@FreeBSD.org> <4761AC47.2010904@elischer.org> <20071213221607.Q81630@maildrop.int.zabbadoz.net> <4761B9CC.1020008@elischer.org> <20071213235843.Q81630@maildrop.int.zabbadoz.net> <4761D31F.10602@FreeBSD.org> <4761E222.7060302@elischer.org>
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Julian Elischer wrote: > What I'm implementing is, as Qing said, a form of policy based forwarding > i.e. you can use a broad set of criteria to select a "FIB" (to use the > terms here) dependent on a number of criteria. > Criteria include source socket (for local connections) which > is derived from process information at socket creation time, or a > socket option. Firewalls such as pf or ipfw can also select a FIB for > a particular incoming packet to be forwarded. Thanks. This is exactly how I believe it should play out -- pf/ipfw/ipf can be used as packet classifier engines for stuff like this, as well as MPLS in future. cheers BMS
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