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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Question on Source Routing Option
On Tue, 25 Sep 2001 15:56:56 -0000, tarun banka <[email protected]> said: > server to client and vice versa. I am aware that source routing option is > disabled because of security risks. I want to know is there any tool which > can help me in finding what routers that can support source routing. It The problem you will find is that even if you can locate a router that supports source routing, the chances are high that there will be one or more routers that actively block source-routed packets. Depending on what you're trying to research, you *may* be able to get by with a setup as follows: B / \ A D \ / C and using pairs of VPN tunnels (A-B B-D) and (A-C C-D) to simulate source routing. Not only is source routing often a security issue, it also suffers from major workability problems: a) it doesn't scale well (tragedy of the commons) even if you find a better path, if everybody does it, the better path isnt better anymore. b) If you're source routing through someplace that becomes unreachable, the routing protocols know, but you dont. Much historical info on why source routing doesn't work can be found in old UUCP bang-paths - seismo!<something>!sandbox!clutx! was mine for a while, and of course mail didnt move if something-sandbox wasnt working.... -- Valdis Kletnieks Operating Systems Analyst Virginia Tech Attachment:
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