BIRD A dynamic routing daemon for UNIX-like systems
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A dynamic routing daemon for UNIX-like systems BIRD is a dynamic routing daemon for UNIX-like systems. It should support all routing protocols used in the contemporary Internet, such as BGP, OSPF, RIP, and their IPv6 variants.This is how to install BIRD:./configuremakemake installvi /usr/local/etc/bird.conf Here are some key features of "BIRD": · Both IPv4 and IPv6 (use --enable-ipv6 when configuring) · Multiple routing tables · BGP · RIP · OSPF (IPv4 only) · Static routes · Inter-table protocol · Command-line interface (using the `birdc' client; to get some help, just press `?') · Soft reconfiguration -- no online commands for changing the configuration in very limited ways, just edit the configuration file and issue a `configure' command or send SIGHUP and BIRD will start using the new configuration, possibly restarting protocols affected by the configuration changes · Powerful language for route filtering What's New in This Release: · This release adds a BGP passive option and several minor bugfixes.

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