On Fri, 5 Jul 2002, Ard van Breemen wrote: > Hi, > http://lartc.org/HOWTO//cvs/2.4routing/html/lartc.rpdb.multiple-links.html > I am not sure who wrote this part or what it was based upon, but > since I am working a lot longer now with ip rules, I think I want > to add some stuff:
The stuff that is in the HOWTO was designed and tested back in 1999. Oh, and I am the author. :) > The example 4.2.1 refers to the picture above, and does a plain > ip rule add from .... table .... > The problem with the exampe is that if you connect from the > inside (local network) to your if1 ip or if2 ip, that in this > example the replies to the local-network are going out if1 or > if2... That is not what you want. True. That is indeed a bug. Never saw it in actual practice though: you *should*not* connect to the external IP addresses of your router from the internal network... for various security reasons and such. But you are right. [snip] Whoa, that was large. I'm not sure I entirely follow you though. The *point* of the extra routing tables is that they take precedence over the default routing tables... Doei, Arthur. -- /\ / | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Work like you don't need the money /__\ / | A friend is someone with whom | Love like you have never been hurt / \/__ | you can dare to be yourself | Dance like there's nobody watching _______________________________________________ LARTC mailing list / [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.ds9a.nl/mailman/listinfo/lartc HOWTO: http://lartc.org/
