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lacrosse1991
Asked: 2015-03-19 06:38:35 +0800 CST

How would traffic be routed with this routing table

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I ran across two entries in a linux routing table that both have the same destination, but have different gateways. How would this traffic be routed? I've been searching around online for additional information, as it seems like this type of setup would be common, although I am having a difficult time tracking down any information on this (might be wording it incorrectly). I am assuming that the route with a gateway of 12.12.12.12 would automatically be used, or would traffic be load balanced over the two routes instead?

11.11.11.11    12.12.12.12    255.255.248.0   UG        0 0          0 eth1
11.11.11.11    0.0.0.0         255.255.248.0   U         0 0          0 eth1

Thank you

linux

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  1. Best Answer

    To find out how it works try: 

    ip route get ADDRESS [ from ADDRESS iif STRING ]
                     [ oif STRING ] [ tos TOS ]
                     [ mark NUMBER ]

    it will tell you where/how packet with such parameters gets routed

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