Default gateway - wrong interface. !

[Josef Karthauser]

On Sun, Feb 26, 2006 at 01:27:56PM +0300, Gleb Smirnoff wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 19, 2006 at 03:14:35PM +0000, Josef Karthauser wrote:
> J> I'm guessing that this is a bug (or feature!).
> 
> This is not a bug, nor a feature. This is a feature, that hasn't
> been implemented to the end.
> 
> Historically, the routes in kernel were static. And they are static
> now. Historically, BSD won't permit you to install same IP addresses,
> or even addresses in the same subnet, on different interfaces. Now,
> FreeBSD permits addresses in the same subnet. But route entries are
> still static, and aren't reconfigring when an interface changes its
> flags.

I expected it was something like that, but I thought I'd still make a
little noise about it in case someone was right on the verge of having
it fixed :).

Joe

p.s. have you seen kern/93305?  It looks like my em0 still has a few
problems.  Would you mind taking a look?
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