From: Andi Kleen <ak@muc.de>
To: Sebastian Abt <sebastian@sabt.net>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: patch for null-interface?
Date: 29 Dec 2002 19:47:15 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m3el80oe6k.fsf@averell.firstfloor.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20021229140121.34f0fbf6.sebastian@sabt.net>
Sebastian Abt <sebastian@sabt.net> writes:
> Is there any patch for null-interfaces like they exist in Cisco IOS
> available? I'm searching for sth like that to do null-routing, but
> google didn't find anything :/
I guess you mean an interface without an own IP address? Just give it the
IP address of some other interface, with a full (/32) netmask.
The kernel needs at least one IP address per router/host to start
local connections and give ICMP errors an source.
-Andi
parent reply other threads:[~2002-12-29 18:39 UTC|newest]
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