Mechanisms for a multi-homed host to pick the best router

Thu Sep 18 17:58:27 UTC 2008

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>> So, for example, if the server receives the SYN from router R3, it  
>> would
>> send the SYN ACK and all subsequent packets for the TCP connection  
>> over that
>> same interface R3.
>> ...
>
> right idea.  works great.  see the following:
>
> http://www.academ.com/nanog/feb1997/multihoming.html
> http://www.irbs.net/internet/nanog/9706/0232.html
> http://gatekeeper.dec.com/pub/misc/vixie/ifdefault/

This approach is particularly useful for host with multiple IPv6  
tunnels. Some
tunnel providers implement strict RPF, some don't. Where this is the  
case,
having multiple tunnels (cf multiple address ranges) is problematic.  
Of course
these days perhaps perhaps the IPv4 variant could be done with a  
stateful NAT.

Maybe case could be made for IPv6 NAT (and site-local addresses?) in  
this scnario...

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