From d26524fa0c06f6716d5e226b18d7d4770924c6d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Pavel Machek Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 15:28:24 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add section about routing tables. --- doc/bird.sgml | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/bird.sgml b/doc/bird.sgml index c0699f73..9f19ecd9 100644 --- a/doc/bird.sgml +++ b/doc/bird.sgml @@ -47,6 +47,16 @@ it is slightly modified linuxdoc dtd. Anything in <descrip> tags is consi configuration primitives, <cf> is fragment of configuration within normal text, <m> is "meta" information within fragment of configuration -- something in config which is not keyword. +About routing tables + +

Bird has one or more routing tables. Each routing table contains +list of known routes. Each route has certain atributes, most important +is prefix of network this route is for. Routing table maintains more +than one entry for network, but at most one entry for one network and +one protocol. The entry with biggest preference is used for +routing. You can get list of route attributes in "Route attributes" +section in filters. + Configuration Introduction