like
tun0: flags=blah
10.0.0.1 -> 10.0.0.100
10.0.0.2 -> 10.0.0.100
10.0.0.3 -> 10.0.0.100
to DTRT, despite the SIOCAIFADDR for each new alias returning
-1 & EEXIST while adding the alias anyway. In real life, once
we have the second alias with the same destination, nothing will
route any more ! Also, because I was ignoring EEXIST, the
dynamic IP assignment code was assigning duplicate addresses
('cos it was being lied to by iface_inAdd()).
Now we have
tun0: flags=blah
10.0.0.1 -> 255.255.255.255
10.0.0.2 -> 10.0.0.100
10.0.0.3 -> 255.255.255.255
This works - stuff bound to 10.1 & 10.3 will be considered alive
by the kernel, and when they route back to the tun device, the
packets get aliased to 10.2 and go out to 10.100 (as with the
original plan).
We still see the EEXIST in SIOCAIFADDR, but ignore it when our
destination is 255.255.255.255, assuming that the alias *was*
actually added.
Additionally, ``iface add'' may now optionally be given only
the interface address. The mask & destination default to
255.255.255.255.
demand-dial links with dynamic IP numbers where the program
that causes the dial bind()s to an interface address that is
subsequently changed after ppp negotiation.
The problem is defeated by adding negotiated addresses to the
tun interface as additional alias addresses and providing a set
of ``iface'' commands for managing the interface. Libalias is
also required (and what a name clash!) - it happily IP-aliases
the address so that the source is that of the primary (negotiated)
interface and un-IP-aliases it on the way back.
An ``enable iface-alias'' is done implicitly by the -alias command
line switch. If -alias isn't given, iface-aliasing is disabled by
default and can't be enabled 'till an ``alias enable yes'' is done.
``alias enable no'' silently disables iface-alias.
So, for dynamic-IP-type-connections, running ``ppp -alias -auto blah''
will work for the first connection, although existing bindings will
not survive a disconnect/connect as the TCP peer will be trying to
send to the old IP address - the packets won't route.
It's now a lot easier to add IPXCP to ppp with minor updates to
the new iface.[ch] (if anyone ever gets 'round to it).
It's also now possible to manually add interface aliases with
something like ``iface add 1.2.3.4/24 5.6.7.8''. This allows
multi-homed ppp links :-)
