Re: [nsp] router capacity question

From: Richard Steenbergen (ras@above.net)
Date: Wed Dec 08 1999 - 15:45:02 EST


On Wed, Dec 08, 1999 at 08:36:28PM +0100, Niels Bakker wrote:
> Brian Wallingford wrote:
>
> > Try 'ip route-cache same-interface'.
>
> This isn't enabled by default. Why not? What are the hidden pitfalls one
> can fall into when this is in effect?

It breaks the ability to send ICMP Redirects informing the sender of the
traffic that they should keep the traffic on that LAN and not be sending
to this interface.

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