> Tossacoin, i.e. random routing, is of course a valid routing algorithm
> in itself. Isn't that the original reason why we had a TTL/hop count? It
> would probably work quite well in a small homenet.

I call it hot potato routing, and I define it as choosing a random
interface other than the one through which the packet was received.
I once brought some actual potatoes to my lecture, and we implemented hot
potato routing; it turned out being a good introduction to the subject of
packet drops.  (I don't think we ever laughed so much during one of my
lectures.)

Next time, I'll do mashed potato routing.

-- Juliusz

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