> > sysctl -a|grep source
> > net/ipv4/conf/eth2/accept_source_route = 1
> > net/ipv4/conf/eth1/accept_source_route = 1
> > net/ipv4/conf/eth0/accept_source_route = 1
> > net/ipv4/conf/lo/accept_source_route = 1
> > net/ipv4/conf/default/accept_source_route = 1
> > net/ipv4/conf/all/accept_source_route = 0
>
> Basically, accept_source_route says how to handle packets with the SRR
> option set. If 1 (default for a router) it accepts those packets, if 0
> (default for a host) it will drop them. [This is actually written in
> ../Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt]
--snip/snip
> ps.: I don't think this question belongs to lkml, next time you should
> maybe choose linux-net@vger.kernel.org.
beside your explanation, IMHO this belongs to the ML, since the
implementation generates confusion for the user.
wouldn't it be better to implement something like
/all/* = -1 means i don't have set this for all
and if i set something for /all/* this should be reflected in the individual
entries as well?
just my $0.02
tm
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