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Re: Linux as strong end host

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dspfun wrote:

> On 2 Maj, 23:16, Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlm...@t-online.de> wrote:
>> dspfun wrote:
>> > On 27 Apr, 20:22, Rick Jones <rick.jon...@hp.com> wrote:
>> >> dspfun <dsp...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> >> > Does there exist a "simple configuration flag" for configuring the
>> >> > Linux host either as weak or strong?
>>
>> >> You mean like the ndd strong_es_model ndd option in HP-UX? (And
>> >> Solaris?) I doubt Linux has something like those.
>>
>> > Do you think it would be useful if someone spent time on adding a
>> > similar option to the Linux kernel?
>>
>> Why would you add that to a kernel?
>> It is a firewall thing on linux. You could add it with firewall rules
> 
> In Linux it (strong end) can be configured by setting up routing,
> firewall rules, and arp.
> But would it be beneficial (performance, ease of use, etc.) to have
> this built in to the Linux networking stack so it can easily be
> configured by a "simple flag"?

No. It is't as flexible then, and the audience needing such a setup is 
simply too small to warrant such a setup built in.
And a "simple flag" isn't enough, that setup needs configuring, too.

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Linux as strong end host dspfun <dspfun@hotmail.com> - 2012-04-27 00:07 -0700
  Re: Linux as strong end host Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2012-04-27 09:30 +0000
    Re: Linux as strong end host Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2012-04-27 12:49 +0100
      Re: Linux as strong end host Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2012-04-27 15:08 +0000
        Re: Linux as strong end host unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2012-04-27 17:29 +0000
          Re: Linux as strong end host Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2012-04-27 19:33 +0100
            Re: Linux as strong end host David Brown <david.brown@removethis.hesbynett.no> - 2012-04-28 13:10 +0200
          Re: Linux as strong end host Pascal Hambourg <boite-a-spam@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2012-04-28 00:33 +0200
            Re: Linux as strong end host Rick Jones <rick.jones2@hp.com> - 2012-04-27 22:48 +0000
            Re: Linux as strong end host unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2012-04-27 23:37 +0000
          Re: Linux as strong end host Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2012-04-30 20:10 +0000
            Re: Linux as strong end host Rick Jones <rick.jones2@hp.com> - 2012-04-30 22:29 +0000
              Re: Linux as strong end host dspfun <dspfun@hotmail.com> - 2012-05-02 05:16 -0700
                Re: Linux as strong end host Rick Jones <rick.jones2@hp.com> - 2012-05-02 18:59 +0000
  Re: Linux as strong end host Rick Jones <rick.jones2@hp.com> - 2012-04-27 18:22 +0000
    Re: Linux as strong end host Pascal Hambourg <boite-a-spam@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2012-04-28 00:30 +0200
      Re: Linux as strong end host Rick Jones <rick.jones2@hp.com> - 2012-04-27 22:50 +0000
    Re: Linux as strong end host dspfun <dspfun@hotmail.com> - 2012-05-02 14:02 -0700
      Re: Linux as strong end host Rick Jones <rick.jones2@hp.com> - 2012-05-02 21:16 +0000
      Re: Linux as strong end host Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2012-05-02 23:16 +0200
        Re: Linux as strong end host dspfun <dspfun@hotmail.com> - 2012-05-02 14:59 -0700
          Re: Linux as strong end host Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2012-05-03 10:21 +0200
            Re: Linux as strong end host dspfun <dspfun@hotmail.com> - 2012-05-03 01:54 -0700
              Re: Linux as strong end host Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2012-05-03 11:47 +0200
      Re: Linux as strong end host Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2012-05-02 21:23 +0000
        Re: Linux as strong end host dspfun <dspfun@hotmail.com> - 2012-05-02 15:00 -0700

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