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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In response to a question </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>[see the mailing list: </FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>[olsr-dev] Re: [OLSR-users] Problem on subnet routing</FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2>on routing between different subnets containing non-OLSR
hosts of december 2004]. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The question addresses a situation where two
subnets containing non-OLSR clients are connected to a node running OLSR,
but are unable to ping each other. The following was replied: </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Hi,<BR><BR><BR>OLSR only sets up routes to other OLSR hosts and HNA
subnets.<BR>HNA messages are ment to announce routes to subnets for wich a host
has a<BR>non-OLSR route - so yes, the routes to your subnets must be set up
by<BR>another entity then OLSR. HNA is after all supposed to announce routes
to<BR>external non-OLSR networks.<BR>In your case I would reccomend running OLSR
on all nodes.<BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Now my question is: suppose it is not possible to
run OLSR on all nodes. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>- Is there a good alternative to static
configuration?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>- Would the following be a solution: enable
HNA on both subnets, and installing a default route on each subnet to the OLSR
node?, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>- are there any plugins doing such a
job?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for any answer,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kind regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Maurits</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>