Token-Ring Source-Routing Patch

Paul P. Norton (pnorton@grumpy.cts.com)
Tue, 4 Feb 1997 11:37:13 -0800


This patch contains the following changes:

o Frames to destinations on the local ring are now sent
without routing information.

o Broadcast frames are now sent out single-route broadcast
instead of all-routes broadcast.

o The source-routing information table is now in the /proc
filesystem as /proc/net/tr_rif.

o The timeout for source-routing information table entries
is adjustable through /proc/sys/net/token-ring/rif_timeout.

o Minor fixes and enhancements.

Patches for versions 2.0.28 and 2.1.25 are available at

ftp://ftp.cts.com/users/crash/p/pnorton/sr-patch.v2.0.28.gz
ftp://ftp.cts.com/users/crash/p/pnorton/sr-patch.v2.1.25.gz

Please send any comments (good, bad or indifferent) regarding
this patch or token-ring in general to pnorton@cts.com.

Paul

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