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commit b853d8851ff7d28437ce8205977a72e00b9d706e Author: Marek Lindner mareklindner@neomailbox.ch Date: Tue Nov 9 16:15:19 2010 +0000

doc: batman-adv/Gateways

b853d8851ff7d28437ce8205977a72e00b9d706e batman-adv/Gateways.textile | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/batman-adv/Gateways.textile b/batman-adv/Gateways.textile index c6970212..75b95ac2 100644 --- a/batman-adv/Gateways.textile +++ b/batman-adv/Gateways.textile @@ -18,10 +18,12 @@ As the whole gateway functionality is based on DHCP, the protocol assumes each g

Which gateway will be selected by the client depends on the number of DHCP servers / packet loss / delay / DHCP client software / etc.

-Once the gateway feature has been activated batman-adv floods the networks with gateway information, so that each batman-adv knows all other gateways (including the link quality). A batman-adv gateway client will choose its gateway (based on user defined criteria) long before DHCP is started. As soon as a DHCP request from a client comes in batman-adv will not broadcast the packet but only send it to the chosen batman-adv gateway. The DHCP client will then select the gateway batman-adv prefers as only this gateway replied to the request. +Once the gateway feature has been activated batman-adv floods the networks with gateway information, so that each batman-adv knows all other gateways (including the link quality). A batman-adv gateway client will choose its gateway (based on user defined criteria) long before DHCP is started. As soon as a DHCP request from a client comes in batman-adv will not broadcast the packet but only send it to the chosen batman-adv gateway.

[[Image(wiki:batman-adv-gateways:gateway2.png)]]

+The DHCP client will then select the gateway batman-adv prefers as only this gateway replied to the request. +

=== The configuration ===