Re: [mpls-linux-general] Zebra-port and Linux-port

[James R. L. <jl...@mi...>]

On Tue, Nov 27, 2001 at 06:10:02PM +0100, Kauder Thorsten wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> I still didn't make it to compile the Zebra port.
> While trying to figure out the problem I wondered what the difference
> between the two ports might be anyway.
> 
> So here comes the question:
> What exactly are these Ports.

The linux port uses linux system services to get info about routes/interfaces.
It uses its own socket and timer managment functions, the cli is custom
as well.  The zebra port tries to take advantage of as much of the zebra
achitecture as possible.

> I tried to work with the Linux-port while distributing routes with zebra.
> I don't understand how they could differ, because as far as I understand it 
> zebra works with the Kernel routing table as well and ldp shouldn't need 
> anything else.

Right now route notification are not being proccessed correctly by the linux
port.

> 
> Here's what happens:
> after I define global objects on two machines ( LSR-ID 1 and 2) and add the 
> interfaces on both mashines ( add interface eth0 ) they establish a session.
> The machine I generated the routes on in the first place adds incomin labels in
> /proc/net/mpls-in but removes the labelspacebinding to eth0. On the other machine 
> nothing happens in the /proc/net/*
> 
> With ethereal I found out that they are exchanging mappings and wants.
> What surprises me the most is, that in the mpls-in file every line starts with
> a fec put there aren't any entries in mpls-fec.
> 
> I think that I need to get the ldp_zebra compiled....
> If anyone did manage to do that. please let me know against wich version of zebra.
> 
> Thanks for taking the time reading that.
> I would really appreciate it if anyone could help me

As soon as I get done releaseing mpls-linxu 1.106 I'll spend sometime on
ldp-portable.

Jim

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