The attached patch makes DECnet routing only use routers from the same area -
rather than the highest rated router seen.

In theory there should not be an out-of-area router on a local network but
some networks are bridged rather than properly routed. VMS seems to
behave similarly: if I bring up a VMS node with no router then it can't see
anything else on the global network.

patrick

Signed-off-by: Patrick Caulfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
diff --git a/net/decnet/dn_neigh.c b/net/decnet/dn_neigh.c
--- a/net/decnet/dn_neigh.c
+++ b/net/decnet/dn_neigh.c
@@ -408,11 +408,14 @@ int dn_neigh_router_hello(struct sk_buff
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (!dn_db->router) {
-			dn_db->router = neigh_clone(neigh);
-		} else {
-			if (msg->priority > ((struct dn_neigh *)dn_db->router)->priority)
-				neigh_release(xchg(&dn_db->router, neigh_clone(neigh)));
+		/* Only use routers in our area */
+		if ((dn_ntohs(src)>>10) == dn_ntohs((decnet_address)>>10)) {
+			if (!dn_db->router) {
+				dn_db->router = neigh_clone(neigh);
+			} else {
+				if (msg->priority > ((struct dn_neigh *)dn_db->router)->priority)
+					neigh_release(xchg(&dn_db->router, neigh_clone(neigh)));
+			}
 		}
 		write_unlock(&neigh->lock);
 		neigh_release(neigh);

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