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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/routing.txt b/Documentation/networking/routing.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..a26838b930f --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/networking/routing.txt @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +The directory ftp.inr.ac.ru:/ip-routing contains: + +- iproute.c - "professional" routing table maintenance utility. + +- rdisc.tar.gz - rdisc daemon, ported from Sun. + STRONGLY RECOMMENDED FOR ALL HOSTS. + +- routing.tgz - original Mike McLagan's route by source patch. + Currently it is obsolete. + +- gated.dif-ss<NEWEST>.gz - gated-R3_6Alpha_2 fixes. + Look at README.gated + +- mrouted-3.8.dif.gz - mrouted-3.8 fixes. + +- rtmon.c - trivial debugging utility: reads and stores netlink. + + +NEWS for user. + +- Policy based routing. Routing decisions are made on the basis + not only of destination address, but also source address, + TOS and incoming interface. +- Complete set of IP level control messages. + Now Linux is the only OS in the world complying to RFC requirements. + Great win 8) +- New interface addressing paradigm. + Assignment of address ranges to interface, + multiple prefixes etc. etc. + Do not bother, it is compatible with the old one. Moreover: +- You don't need to do "route add aaa.bbb.ccc... eth0" anymore, + it is done automatically. +- "Abstract" UNIX sockets and security enhancements. + This is necessary to use TIRPC and TLI emulation library. + +NEWS for hacker. + +- New destination cache. Flexible, robust and just beautiful. +- Network stack is reordered, simplified, optimized, a lot of bugs fixed. + (well, and new bugs were introduced, but I haven't seen them yet 8)) + It is difficult to describe all the changes, look into source. + +If you see this file, then this patch works 8) + +Alexey Kuznetsov. +kuznet@ms2.inr.ac.ru |