From 438b45dbe329c79c4d0ee2504264d4bb3a80e011 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mike Karels Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1987 23:19:48 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] corrections SCCS-vsn: sbin/routed/routed.8 6.3 --- usr/src/sbin/routed/routed.8 | 27 ++++++++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/usr/src/sbin/routed/routed.8 b/usr/src/sbin/routed/routed.8 index 3a765f965c..7da0ff85a2 100644 --- a/usr/src/sbin/routed/routed.8 +++ b/usr/src/sbin/routed/routed.8 @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ .\" All rights reserved. The Berkeley software License Agreement .\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution. .\" -.\" @(#)routed.8 6.2 (Berkeley) %G% +.\" @(#)routed.8 6.3 (Berkeley) %G% .\" .TH ROUTED 8C "" .UC 5 @@ -202,16 +202,18 @@ should be willing to exchange routing information (i.e. they should have a .I routed process running on the machine). -Passive gateways are maintained in the -routing tables forever and information -regarding their existence is included in +Routes through passive gateways are installed in the +kernel's routing tables once upon startup. +Such routes are not included in any routing information transmitted. Active gateways are treated equally to network interfaces. Routing information is distributed to the gateway and if no routing information is received for a period of the time, the associated route is deleted. -External gateways are also passive, but are not placed in the kernel +Gateways marked +.I external +are also passive, but are not placed in the kernel routing table nor are they included in routing updates. The function of external entries is to inform .I routed @@ -266,7 +268,9 @@ indicates if the gateway should be treated as or .I active (as described above), -or whether the gateway is external to the scope of the +or whether the gateway is +.I external +to the scope of the .I routed protocol. .PP @@ -284,13 +288,14 @@ should contact the Computer Systems Research Group at Berkeley. ``Internet Transport Protocols'', XSIS 028112, Xerox System Integration Standard. .br -udp(4P), XNSrouted(8C), htable(8) +udp(4P), icmp(4P), XNSrouted(8C), htable(8) .SH BUGS The kernel's routing tables may not correspond to those of .I routed when redirects change or add routes. -The only remedy for this is to place the routing -process in the kernel. +.I Routed +should note any redirects received by reading +the ICMP packets received via a raw socket. .PP .I Routed should incorporate other routing protocols, @@ -301,7 +306,7 @@ Using separate processes for each requires configuration options to avoid redundant or competing routes. .PP .I Routed -should listen to intelligent interfaces, such as an IMP, and -to error protocols, such as ICMP, to gather more information. +should listen to intelligent interfaces, such as an IMP, +to gather more information. It does not always detect unidirectional failures in network interfaces (e.g., when the output side fails). -- 2.20.1