On Tue, Apr 08, 2008 at 11:59:10PM +0300, Stuart Gall wrote: > Hello, > SO I have scoured the internet, the man pages, groups. I just cant find > a definitive answer. > > > weight NUMBER - is a weight for this element of a multi- > path route reflecting its relative bandwidth or quality. > > > So more weight = better quality = preferred ???? > > > e.g. > ip route add default scope global nexthop via x.x.x.1 dev eth0 weight 1 > nexthop via x.x.x.2 dev eth0 weight 2 my understanding is that 2/3 will go via .2 and 1/3 will go via .1
try some thing like for x in ($seq 1 20) do ip r g 1.1.2.$x done it should show you the route path taken and 33% should be via .1 and 66% via .2 > > Does a higher weight mean that the route will be used more or used less ? > > > TIA > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected. -- Sun Tzu - The Art of War
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