Comments on: Unused protocol features (ip options) http://www.djerk.nl/wordpress/2006/unused-protocol-features-ip-options Anything related to Djerk Geurts may be found here (either locally or linked) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:05:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: iL http://www.djerk.nl/wordpress/2006/unused-protocol-features-ip-options/comment-page-1#comment-432 iL Sat, 11 Nov 2006 13:07:30 +0000 http://www.djerk.nl/wordpress/2006/unused-protocol-features/#comment-432 <i>Well it’s in IPv4, CLNP and IPv6, but no-one seems to use it.</i> I use it for past 10 years whenever I can - this is efficient way to see routing from customer prospective without actually logging in to their router (just just specify CPE in the list of required/desired hops). Unfortunatelly, most of the time you can't use it because due to security reason almost all routers are configured to prohibit source routing. Well it’s in IPv4, CLNP and IPv6, but no-one seems to use it.

I use it for past 10 years whenever I can – this is efficient way to see routing from customer prospective without actually logging in to their router (just just specify CPE in the list of required/desired hops). Unfortunatelly, most of the time you can’t use it because due to security reason almost all routers are configured to prohibit source routing.

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