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Re: Mechanisms for a multi-homed host to pick the best router
From: "Laurence F. Sheldon, Jr." <LarrySheldon () cox net>
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:42:15 -0500
Cayle Spandon wrote:
I have a server which is multi-homed to N routers as shown below: +---+ R1---| | | | R2---| | ... | S | | | Rn---| | +---+ This server is a host; it is not a router in the sense that it will never forward any packets (but it might run routing protocols as discussed below).
This is going to be the stupid question of the day, but unless you have a route policy (in which case, what was the question again?) why would you not sent the reply out the same spigot you go the request on?
Current thread:
- Mechanisms for a multi-homed host to pick the best router Cayle Spandon (Sep 17)
- Re: Mechanisms for a multi-homed host to pick the best router Laurence F. Sheldon, Jr. (Sep 17)
- Re: Mechanisms for a multi-homed host to pick the best router Cayle Spandon (Sep 18)
- Re: Mechanisms for a multi-homed host to pick the best router Paul Vixie (Sep 17)
- Re: Mechanisms for a multi-homed host to pick the best router Cayle Spandon (Sep 18)
- Re: Mechanisms for a multi-homed host to pick the best router Valdis . Kletnieks (Sep 18)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Mechanisms for a multi-homed host to pick the best router Brighten Godfrey (Sep 18)
- Re: Mechanisms for a multi-homed host to pick the best router Laurence F. Sheldon, Jr. (Sep 17)