On Mon, 13 Dec 2010 11:16:54 -0500 Bill wrote: BF> I'm not sure what to suggest as a solution. For those who use BF> net-snmp as the agent on a router, where asymmetric routing like this BF> is very common, this black hole for the responses is a real problem.
IMHO, support for asymmetric routing is more important that supporting broadcast queries. BF> I think a better solution for responding to broadcast requests is to BF> not use the if_index, and just don't specify the source address when BF> the request was to a broadcast address. [...] Unfortunately, BF> this means having to figure out if a given address is a broadcast, you BF> have to get a list of interfaces on the system. Do we really need to figure out if it is a broadcast address? Or is it sufficient to see if the packet destination address does not match any of the addresses currently bound to the interface the packet came in on? If there's a match, don't use the if_index. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lotusphere 2011 Register now for Lotusphere 2011 and learn how to connect the dots, take your collaborative environment to the next level, and enter the era of Social Business. http://p.sf.net/sfu/lotusphere-d2d _______________________________________________ Net-snmp-coders mailing list Net-snmp-coders@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-coders
