On 19 Sep 1995, Donald J Smith wrote:
> >Anybody know the exact RFC in which IP source routing is defined?
> >
> >We've got a vendor who is offering to modify their kernel to provide
> >a way for us to turn this off, but we have to point them to a specific
> >definition of what IP source routing actually *is* before they can do this.
>
> Did they offer to make this a base/supported modification in future releases?
> We were planning a "special release" os mod once, only to find out that we
> would have to pay (a different amount) with each new os release or buy a
> source licence. Either of which is spelled "bring a basket of bucks".
To answer the original question, source routing is described in the RFC
which describes IP as a whole, albeit not in a lot of detail. Memory
fails me often, but 1397 is the number that comes to mind.
--- David
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