Abid Ghufran wrote: > I am trying to use ioctl( ), with the appropriate flag for the > addition and deletion of routing entries, to modify the routing table. > > I have an application where a client takes its interface information > and sends it to the server. The server then sends it to other clients. > Clients receiving that information are to integrate that information > in their routing tables. > > Now, the problem is that, I am getting very strange behaviour from the > system, when I use the ioctl( ) function.It successfully adds the > entries but the when i view them in the routing table (using route) I > see a REJECT flag ( ! ) with them. Hence the receiving clients cannot > use that entry to route traffic to the original client. > > I am not sure how the ioctl( ) function interacts with the kernel and > vice versa. > > Can anyone help me on this. > > Thanks, > > Abid Ghufran. > As a Network Engineer, I do not completely understand why you should have a server (re)distributing routes amongst clients. That fact aside, could you provide an example? Kind regards, Jeroen van Meeuwen -- Jeroen van Meeuwen, LPIC-1, MCP http://www.kanarip.com/ C6B0 7FB4 43E6 CDDA D258 F70B 28DE 9FDA 9342 BF08
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