Re: How do I configure BIRD to support multiple Linux kernel routing tables?

25 Feb 2018

      On 02/25/2018 06:01 AM, Ondrej Zajicek wrote:
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Hello
Hi,
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protocol kernel {
  learn;
  export all;
  import all;
  # these are default values
  # table master;
  # kernel table 254;
}
table deftab;
protocol kernel {
  learn;
  export all;
  import all;
  table deftab;
  kernel table 253;
}
I think the key that I was missing was the "table deftab;" outside of 
"protocol kernel".

I also needed to remove the "main" and "default" from the "protocol 
kernel" lines.

And the apparent table name limitation got me.  "Default" is one letter 
too long."  :-/  (Table name length is probably documented somewhere 
I've not read yet.)
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This will sync kernel table 254 ('main') with default BIRD table 'master' 
and kernel table 253 ('default') with additional BIRD table 'deftab'.
Understood.
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Optionally, you can use pipe protocol to distribute routes between 
these tables.
Do I need to use pipes to distribute routes between tables?

I ask this because I've updated the config (below) and now BIRD seems 
happier.  However I'm seeing evidence that the single / default route 
from the dfault table is being filtered (?).

bird: kernel2 > added [best] 0.0.0.0/0 via 8.44.144.1 on eth0
bird: kernel2 < rejected by protocol 0.0.0.0/0 via 8.44.144.1 on eth0

I think BIRD is seeing the single / default route and starts to use it, 
but then filters it, or at least that's what I think is happening.
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There are two unexpected issues that may cause problems:
1) BIRD does not allow two Kernel protocol instances to be connected to 
the same BIRD table, you have to use two BIRD tables, like above.
Understood and duly noted.  -  I don't foresee this to be a problem for me.
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2) Trying to use BIRD keywords as protocol/table names would lead to 
hard to understand 'syntax error' errors during configuration processing.
That makes sense.  I just need to be smart enough to recognize when that 
happens.

# cat /etc/bird.conf
protocol kernel {
         learn;
         export all;
         import all;
         persist no;
         kernel table 254;
}

table dfault;

protocol kernel {
         debug all;
         learn;
         export all;
         import all;
         persist no;
         table dfault;
         kernel table 253;
}

protocol device {
}

protocol direct {
         interface "*";
}

protocol rip {
         export all;
         import all;
         interface "wgc", "test1", "test2", "test3" {
                 version 2;
         };
}

-- 
Grant. . . .
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Re: How do I configure BIRD to support multiple Linux kernel routing tables?

Grant Taylor