Re: [mpls-linux-general] RSVP-TE available and reachable

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Dipak Biswas wrote:

> Hi,
>     I've few questions.
>     (i) Which version of Redhat kernel should be best to use? 2.4.x:
> x==?

Best is Linus (!= Redhat) kernel 2.4.1

>     (ii) I've 2.2.14 kernel Redhat 6.2 release running on Intel
> PentiumIII Celeron processor in my machine. What kind of problem I may
> face to compile and subsequently upgrade to 2.4.x?

I dont know, look for RH specific sources of information (should be
fairly easy to find)

>     (iii) The installation of iproute2 with its patch should be done
> in which directory?

does not matter

> and, after compiling the new kernel, shouldn't "iproute2" be installed
> as it's being installed in the case of "iptables" and its patch at
> step 7? Please explain.

Ok, step 7 should read: "Download iptables version 1.2, apply our patch
( help ) and install"

>     (iv) Reffering step 7, will not it be better to have common pool
> of unused label for all the interfaces, so that when running MPLS over
> other interfaces than ethernet

> or increase in eth i/f to 4 and above, we need not think of
> lebel.conf?

yes, platform wide label spaces have certain advantages (although not
always recommended e.g. ATM).
I dont fully support the current design and certainly not the
implementation (not part of our effort).

However it does have a number of advantages:
* you can setup the initial label in label.conf so that you always know
who allocated a certain label (e.g. 3 figures per host, 1 figure per
interface and 00, so 168100 is the first label on the first interface of
the host abbreviated with 168)
* you need a way to indicate on which interfaces MPLS is
configured/allowed
* easy to test running out of labels
* it is not very difficult to change it to a global pool of labels for
all interfaces (see rsvp_label.c)

Pim.

>
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Dipak
>
> pim...@in... wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> OK, the new URL is ready:
>> http://dsmpls.atlantis.rug.ac.be
>>
>> Can those people who had problems in the past test this URL and also
>> check if the mailing list archives are reachable?
>>
>> Pim.
>>
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>> Department of Information Technology (INTEC)
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>>
>
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Pim Van Heuven
Ghent University - IMEC
Department of Information Technology (INTEC)
Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat, 41
B-9000, Gent, Belgium
tel.: +32-(0)9267 3592, secr.: +32-(0)9267 3570
fax : +32-(0)9267 3599
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