April 2009 - Bird-users - Mailing Lists

Can BIRD be installed on embedded systems?
by ChuYinsu 12 Jun '09

12 Jun '09

Hi, I've tested BIRD on my Linux laptop and it seems that the software works fine : ) Now I've got a question here: All I know is that it's something like embedded system running Linux kernel Just like some chips on a board, no display, no input, etc., but with several Ethernet Interfaces. Can I successfully install BIRD on this? If all BIRD requires is the Linux kernel, I think maybe it's "yes". Someone did this before? Thanks!

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How to configure Stub Cost Num?
by ChuYinsu 06 May '09

06 May '09

Hi, I noticed this in the User's Guide: stub cost num No external (except default) routes are flooded into stub areas. Setting this value marks area stub with defined cost of default route. Default value is no. (Area is not stub.) It says the default value is NO, so what does this mean? For example, if the area is not a stub one, how should I configure the stub cost value? Is it "stub cost no", or "stub cost 0", or just ignore this configuration? Thanks!

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New release - 1.0.14
by Ondrej Filip 28 Apr '09

28 Apr '09

Hi Folks, Ondrej Zajicek did a very good job and I can announce, that new release of BIRD is available: o A lot of bugfixes in BGP, OSPF and core. o A bugfix in filters in the pipe protocol. It is recommended to check whether the new behavior of used pipe filters is consistent with expectations. o Reimplementation of prefix sets and a slight change in the meaning of some prefix set patterns. Test it, let us know, how do you like it! Ondrej

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Does BIRD support multiple processes?
by ChuYinsu 28 Apr '09

28 Apr '09

Hi, I want to do some experiment and study about OSPF protocol. Here is a simple topology: +------+ +------+ | RT1 | Interface 1 | RT2 | | |----------------------------------------| | +------+ Interface 2 +------+ However I just have one computer, so I wondered can I simulate 2 routers on one computer? Using each Ethernet Interface for one router: +-------------+Interface 1 | RT1 |-------------------------- | | | |---------------| | | RT2 |-------------------------- | |Interface 2 +-------------+ If BIRD supports multiple processes running, maybe this simulation would be possible. But when I try to do this, the operating system says another BIRD is already running. Any ideas? Thanks!

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How to uninstall BIRD?
by ChuYinsu 15 Apr '09

15 Apr '09

Hi, I downloaded the source code (tar.gz) from the website and then: ./configure make make install Now I am confused about how to uninstall it...seems a little complicated... The version is 1.0.13 Any ideas? Thanks!

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Two questions about using Bird
by ChuYinsu 15 Apr '09

15 Apr '09

Hi, After taking a little glimpse at the User's Guide, there're still two questions I still not quite understand: 1. Bird is a Linux daemon. I noticed that if I have installed Quagga, then when I try to install Bird, the operating system would require me to uninstall Quagga first. However there's another one called XORP, and it seems to be a platform or application for developing or studying routing protocol rather than a daemon. So can I intsall both XORP and Bird on a single Linux PC? Will they conflict with each other? 2. Does Bird provide a way to monitor OSPFv2? Like display the LSDB or display the routing table, etc. Thanks!

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