here's as far we have got.

farrache at ccpnxt5.in2p3.fr (Gilles Farrache) writes
 * Tony,
 * 
 * I still do not understand the goal of "component". This component
 * lead to a very complicated mechanism of guardians. Why is it no
 * simplier to have multiple route objects ? 

Gilles,

I agree with you in some sense that this would be easier to read.
However, as soon as you do this, you basically imply that you are
inserting host routes, which you do not do. How do I distinguish a
"route" object that is routed, from one that is not? That is very
confusing. The whole idea about the component is to show parts of a
route that have different information but are not routed as such.

For prtraceroute for instance, with the route objects for all the
interfaces as you described I would follow the host route as the
correct route according to the routing registry. However, I am
supposed to follow the DMZ since that is the only one really routed.

There is a clear distinction in this that routes are routed,
components are not, but simply provide extra information for the tools
and troubleshooters.

-Marten



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