Jan 28, 2009

Routing software on linux

還記得當時讀研究所時,使用過一套叫 zebra routing software,當時的感覺有如在linux建意一台cisco,當時最主要是為了IPv6而架起來試看看,剛讀了 IPv6 in Linux,文章中提到 RADVD (Linux IPv6 Router Advertisement Daemon),官網上的開頭簡介
The router advertisement daemon (radvd) is run by Linux or BSD systems acting as IPv6 routers. It sends Router Advertisement messages, specified by RFC 2461, to a local Ethernet LAN periodically and when requested by a node sending a Router Solicitation message. These messages are required for IPv6 stateless autoconfiguration.

This release includes support for Mobile IPv6, 6to4 addressing, router preferences and more specific routes, and non-broadcast multiple-access links such as ISATAP. Both Linux and BSD are supported. For more information about recent modifications, please see the CHANGES file included with the latest release of radvd.

從簡介可以得知,他是一套專門幫我們發送各種RA資訊的routing software,且支援Mobile IPv6, 6to4 ... bala bala,或許之後工作上於V6上的開發,這個會比Zebra更試合我 :),對了,Zebra於05年之後就不在maintain而目前主要是改過另一個計劃 Quagga

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