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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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ipv6 support
by Martin Kraus 18 Mar '09

18 Mar '09

hi. since bird is resurected, is there any plan to do something with ipv6 support? I haven't managed to get it working with rip and as I understand it, there's not ipv6 support for ospf(v3 I think). Since there's new phobia about running out of ipv4 address pool, this may start to be a problem, not to mention that we can't start migration and testing of ipv6 if bird doesn't support it. This lack of support may also hinder newcomers who are looking for a dynamic routing daemon. And it would be nice to see more people using bird since I have to say that despite the bugs(at least in 1.0.11 that we've been using for years) I'm satisfied with bird as it it simple to configure and manage. thanks mk

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debian package, remote update
by Martin Kraus 15 Mar '09

15 Mar '09

hello. I'm upgrading bird to the latest version using debian repository (thanks for creating it btw) at bird.network.cz. There is a minor problem with the package. It stops bird and then asks if you want to overwrite bird config. If you do it remotely and bird is used for routing, you loose connection and kill the network this way. I can do it from a neighboring router but given the importance of bird in the network, would it be possible to configure the package to first ask any questions and then restart bird? Or simply not to touch /etc/bird.conf at all, since there is hardly any point to it. thanks mk

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tag bird releases in git
by Martin Kraus 15 Mar '09

15 Mar '09

sorry for so many minor points points today:) could you tag bird releases in git for future reference? thanks mk

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can you use bird.network.cz as debian repository?
by Martin Kraus 15 Mar '09

15 Mar '09

Hi. I've noticed that debian packages at bird.network.cz have Packages.gz available so I guess should be able to use it as a repo through apt. However I can't get the path in sources.list right. Could anyone point me to the right syntax? thanks mk

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BIRD - 1.0.13
by Ondrej Filip 15 Mar '09

15 Mar '09

Hello, new version of BIRD available, all credits to Ondrej 'SanTiago' Zajicek. In this release you will wind a lot of bugfixes in BGP, OSPF and core. BGP mask syntax changed. Test it, let us know. :-) Ondrej

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Bugfixes in santiago branch
by Vonlanthen, Elmar 13 Mar '09

13 Mar '09

Hello I saw that there are some interesting bugfixes in the santiago branch. For example this one: http://git.nic.cz/bird/changeset?old_path=%2Fproto%2Fospf%2Fdbdes.c&old= a9dc5e1ef2fd08c53bceb54690f6dac83ddf0c81&new_path=%2Fproto%2Fospf%2Fdbde s.c&new=a9dc5e1ef2fd08c53bceb54690f6dac83ddf0c81 Will there be a new bugfix release out soon? Or is it safe to use the santiago branch? Because we had some strange issues in OSPF with neighbor states staying a long time in "exchange" and missing routes. Best regards Elmar

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Bird-2.0.0 uid 0: exited on signal 6 (core dumped)
by David S. 12 Mar '09

12 Mar '09

Hi, I just installed Bird 2.0.0 on FreeBSD 10.4-STABLE #0 r326382 I use source file from ftp://bird.network.cz/pub/bird/bird-2.0.0.tar.gz. Sometimes bird will be dead when I run "configure" in birdc and I found the following error message: pid 1791 (bird), uid 0: exited on signal 6 (core dumped) Does it same problem with "BIRD v2.0.0-11-gc36a298 segmentation fault"? How to solve it? Thank you Best regards, David S. ------------------------------------------------ e. david(a)zeromail.us w. pnyet.web.id

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