ICMP [7:61004]

2003-01-14 Thread maine dude
Hi All, Quick question- When a router sends a redirect to a particular host, how does the host remember to use this in the future, does the ICMP place an entry into the hosts routing table? Thanks in advance. -DJ - With Yahoo! Mail you can get a bigger

RE: ICMP [7:61004]

2003-01-14 Thread THANGAVEL VISHNUKUMAR MUDALIAR
Yes,the host places this entry into its routing table. -Original Message- From: maine dude [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 2:56 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: ICMP [7:61004] Hi All, Quick question- When a router sends a redirect to a particular host, how

RE: ICMP [7:61004]

2003-01-14 Thread Priscilla Oppenheimer
=?iso-8859-1?q?maine=20dude?= wrote: Hi All, Quick question- When a router sends a redirect to a particular host, how does the host remember to use this in the future, does the ICMP place an entry into the hosts routing table? Yes, the host places the new routing info in its

RE: ICMP [7:61004]

2003-01-14 Thread Black Jack
Hmm...that suggests that a VLSM-aware redirect would be useful. Send the mask along with the network address in other words. Does such a thing exist, or has it ever been proposed? Answer: The host can't know about subnet masks being used elsewhere. Also, with classless addressing, it can't

Re: ICMP [7:61004]

2003-01-14 Thread MADMAN
I think Priscilla gives some good reason why a VLSM-aware redirect may not be very effective. Also redirects for default route or networks outside of your IGP would be problomatic. Dave Black Jack wrote: Hmm...that suggests that a VLSM-aware redirect would be useful. Send the mask along

RE: ICMP [7:61004]

2003-01-14 Thread Priscilla Oppenheimer
Black Jack wrote: Hmm...that suggests that a VLSM-aware redirect would be useful. Send the mask along with the network address in other words. Does such a thing exist, or has it ever been proposed? I don't think such a thing has been proposed. Also, it may not be practical. The router