[OLSR-users] ICMP Redirects

[Benoit PAPILLAULT]

lolo a écrit :
> So I understand why at the 2nd OLSR Interop this summer, the guys from
> INRIA and LRI insist loudly on configuring our interface with a netmask of
> 255.255.255.255, even we were all using networks of the form 10.x.0.0/8
> (we were ask to choose a value for x in the [1,9] for identification of the
> teams nodes).
> 
> That Netmask could be translated as : i am the only node reachable on
> that network, which is my IP address (weird), so don't bother me with
> icmp redirect, and don't even try to send that IP frame directly to the
> network but use instead a gateway in every cases.

The direct effect of using a netmask of 255.255.255.255 is that it
removes a route over the network defined by that netmask.

> 
> BTW it was not being possible to set that value on windows XP
> (although with found a possible hack at editing the registry at the end of
> the day but with no testing)
> 
> My two cents
> 
> Laurent

What was the fix? Does it removes any network routes?

Benoit