On Sun, Jun 26, 2005 at 06:07:51PM -0400, Michael Richardson wrote:
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> Linux has zero/non-working source address selection.
> (Unless 2.6.10+ has changed this...)

Bummer.  Lame, really.

> Generally, give all the Linux client boxes static addresses (not
> autoconfigured ones), and set up the default route explicitely with the
> right source address.

That's clear.

> I did have multiple networks, and my NetBSD boxes did fine with it.
> (in particular, I had multiple ones when transitioning from one 6to4
> address to another).  That's when I learnt how bad the Linux source
> address selection is.

Ick.  IMHO, it's an embarassing omission.

Thanks much for the info.

Cheers.


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