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| -rw-r--r-- | NEWS | 14 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | README | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | TODO | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/bird.sgml | 34 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | misc/bird.spec | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | nest/mrtdump.h | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | sysdep/config.h | 2 |
7 files changed, 38 insertions, 24 deletions
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@ +Version 1.2.0 (2010-01-05) + o Implements OSPFv3 (IPv6 support for OSPF). Because the code is + shared with OSPFv2 and there were deep changes in it, we suggest + caution during upgrade to OSPF users. Some advanced features + (like NSSA, vlinks and authentication) are not yet implemented. + o Implements MRTdump - binary logging protocol compatible with other + routing daemons. Only BGP part of MRTdump is yet implemented. + o Changes default value of BGP attribute LOCAL_PREF from 0 to 100. + Use 'default bgp_local_pref 0' BGP protocol option for the old + behavior. The new value is suggested by RFC 4277. + o Changes default mode of pipes from opaque to transparent. + Use 'mode opaque' protocol option if the old behavior is needed. + Opaque pipe mode is deprecated and might be removed in the future. + Version 1.1.7 (2009-12-20) o Implements BGP Route Refresh (RFC 2918). o Implements route reload command. @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ What do we support: o Multiple routing tables o BGP o RIP - o OSPF (IPv4 only) + o OSPF o Static routes o Inter-table protocol o Command-line interface (using the `birdc' client; to get @@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ What do we support: What is missing: - o OSPF for IPv6 o See the TODO list Good Luck and enjoy the BIRD :) @@ -49,5 +49,4 @@ OSPF - RFC2370 opaque LSA's - Limit export rate of external LSAs (like Gated does) - Bugfix in link state retransmission list (aging) - - Rewrite the "dirty patch" in OSPF database (LSA_T_NET) - Graceful OSPF restart - RFC3623 diff --git a/doc/bird.sgml b/doc/bird.sgml index 0eb476d..0131546 100644 --- a/doc/bird.sgml +++ b/doc/bird.sgml @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ protocols to be incorporated easily. Among other features, BIRD supports: <item>multiple routing tables <item>the Border Gateway Protocol (BGPv4) <item>the Routing Information Protocol (RIPv2) - <item>the Open Shortest Path First protocol (OSPFv2) + <item>the Open Shortest Path First protocol (OSPFv2, OSPFv3) <item>a virtual protocol for exchange of routes between different routing tables on a single host <item>a command-line interface allowing on-line control and inspection of status of the daemon @@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ to zero to disable it. An empty <cf><m/switch/</cf> is equivalent to <cf/on/ Specifies a set of interfaces on which the protocol is activated with given interface-specific options. A set of interfaces specified by one interface option is described using an interface pattern. The - interface pattern consists of a sequence of clauses (separted by + interface pattern consists of a sequence of clauses (separated by commas), each clause may contain a mask, a prefix, or both of them. An interface matches the clause if its name matches the mask (if specified) and its address matches the prefix (if specified). Mask is @@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ This argument can be omitted if there exists only a single instance. Reload configuration from a given file. BIRD will smoothly switch itself to the new configuration, protocols are reconfigured if possible, restarted otherwise. Changes in - filters usualy lead to restart of affected protocols. If + filters usually lead to restart of affected protocols. If <cf/soft/ option is used, changes in filters does not cause BIRD to restart affected protocols, therefore already accepted routes (according to old filters) would be still propagated, @@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ for each neighbor using the following configuration parameters: received from its neighbor against the new filter. As these routes might not be available, there is a BGP protocol extension Route Refresh (specified in RFC 2918) that allows - BGP speaker to request re-advertisment of all routes from its + BGP speaker to request re-advertisement of all routes from its neighbor. This option specifies whether BIRD advertises this capability and accepts such requests. Even when disabled, BIRD can send route refresh requests. Default: on. @@ -1301,14 +1301,15 @@ protocol kernel { # Secondary routing table <sect1>Introduction <p>Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) is a quite complex interior gateway -protocol. The current IPv4 version (OSPFv2) is defined -in RFC 2328<htmlurl url="ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc2328.txt">. It's a link -state (a.k.a. shortest path first) protocol -- each router maintains a database -describing the autonomous system's topology. Each participating router -has an identical copy of the database and all routers run the same algorithm -calculating a shortest path tree with themselves as a root. -OSPF chooses the least cost path as the best path. -(OSPFv3 - OSPF for IPv6 is not supported yet.) +protocol. The current IPv4 version (OSPFv2) is defined in RFC +2328<htmlurl url="ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc2328.txt"> and +the current IPv6 version (OSPFv3) is defined in RFC 5340<htmlurl +url="ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc5340.txt"> It's a link state +(a.k.a. shortest path first) protocol -- each router maintains a +database describing the autonomous system's topology. Each participating +router has an identical copy of the database and all routers run the +same algorithm calculating a shortest path tree with themselves as a +root. OSPF chooses the least cost path as the best path. <p>In OSPF, the autonomous system can be split to several areas in order to reduce the amount of resources consumed for exchanging the routing @@ -1421,7 +1422,7 @@ protocol ospf <name> { at periodical intervals of <m/num/ seconds. The default value is 1. <tag>networks { <m/set/ }</tag> - Definition of area IP ranges. This is used in summary lsa origination. + Definition of area IP ranges. This is used in summary LSA origination. Hidden networks are not propagated into other areas. <tag>stubnet <m/prefix/ { <m/options/ }</tag> @@ -1525,7 +1526,7 @@ protocol ospf <name> { <tag>authentication cryptographic</tag> 16-byte long MD5 digest is appended to every packet. For the digest generation 16-byte long passwords are used. Those passwords are - not sent via network, so this mechanismus is quite secure. + not sent via network, so this mechanism is quite secure. Packets can still be read by an attacker. <tag>password "<M>text</M>"</tag> @@ -1754,9 +1755,7 @@ not currently supported. RIPv4 MD5 authentication (RFC 2082<htmlurl url="ftp://f <p>RIP is a very simple protocol, and it has a lot of shortcomings. Slow convergence, big network load and inability to handle larger networks -makes it pretty much obsolete in IPv4 world. (It is still usable on -very small networks.) It is widely used in IPv6 networks, -because there are no good implementations of OSPFv3. +makes it pretty much obsolete. (It is still usable on very small networks.) <sect1>Configuration @@ -1896,7 +1895,6 @@ there are still some features which would surely deserve to be implemented in future versions of BIRD: <itemize> -<item>OSPF for IPv6 networks <item>OSPF NSSA areas and opaque LSA's <item>Route aggregation and flap dampening <item>Generation of IPv6 router advertisements diff --git a/misc/bird.spec b/misc/bird.spec index 7a15a0a..30935c2 100644 --- a/misc/bird.spec +++ b/misc/bird.spec @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ Summary: BIRD Internet Routing Daemon Name: bird -Version: 1.1.7 +Version: 1.2.0 Release: 1 Copyright: GPL Group: Networking/Daemons diff --git a/nest/mrtdump.h b/nest/mrtdump.h index 8638804..7393255 100644 --- a/nest/mrtdump.h +++ b/nest/mrtdump.h @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ /* - * BIRD -- Password handling + * BIRD -- MRTdump handling * * * Can be freely distributed and used under the terms of the GNU GPL. @@ -13,8 +13,12 @@ #define MRTDUMP_HDR_LENGTH 12 +/* MRTdump types */ + #define BGP4MP 16 +/* MRTdump subtypes */ + #define BGP4MP_MESSAGE 1 #define BGP4MP_MESSAGE_AS4 4 #define BGP4MP_STATE_CHANGE_AS4 5 diff --git a/sysdep/config.h b/sysdep/config.h index 0e92a21..7b73199 100644 --- a/sysdep/config.h +++ b/sysdep/config.h @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ #define _BIRD_CONFIG_H_ /* BIRD version */ -#define BIRD_VERSION "1.1.7" +#define BIRD_VERSION "1.2.0" /* Include parameters determined by configure script */ #include "sysdep/autoconf.h" |