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1.1     ! wiki        1: #Some quick info about MPLS:
        !             2: 
        !             3: You need to compile your kernel with options MPLS and psuedo-device ifmpls
        !             4: For pure LSR - that only switch labels without encap/decap from other protocols (e.g. INET) you need only to work on routing table. For example:
        !             5: 
        !             6: <pre># route add -mpls 41 -tag 25 -inet 193.28.151.97
        !             7: add host 41: gateway 193.28.151.97
        !             8: # route add -mpls 42 -tag 30 -inet 193.28.151.97
        !             9: add host 42: gateway 193.28.151.97
        !            10: # route add -mpls 51 -tag 25 -inet 193.28.151.97
        !            11: add host 51: gateway 193.28.151.97</pre>
        !            12: 
        !            13: Translation of first line: if it receives an MPLS frame with label 41 forward it to INET next-hop 193.28.151.97, tagged with label 25
        !            14: 
        !            15: You also need to tweak sysctl to accept and forward MPLS:
        !            16: 
        !            17: <pre># sysctl -w net.mpls.accept=1
        !            18: net.mpls.accept: 0 -> 1
        !            19: # sysctl -w net.mpls.forwarding=1
        !            20: net.mpls.forwarding: 0 -> 1</pre>
        !            21: 
        !            22: 
        !            23: Verify routes with route get or better with netstat -nrT:
        !            24: 
        !            25: <pre>
        !            26: ...
        !            27: MPLS:
        !            28: Destination        Gateway            Flags    Refs      Use    Mtu     Tag Interface
        !            29: 41                 193.28.151.97      UGHS        0    37241      -      25 sk0
        !            30: 42                 193.28.151.97      UGHS        0        0      -      30 sk0
        !            31: 51                 193.28.151.97      UGHS        0        0      -      25 sk0
        !            32: </pre>
        !            33: 
        !            34: #Interacting with other protocols
        !            35: 
        !            36: If you want to also decapsulate/encapsulate from MPLS to some other protocol (like INET or INET6), you have to create an mpls interface and put in up: ifconfig mpls0 create up. YOU NEED TO ADD AN ADDRESS OF THAT PROTOCOL ON THIS INTERFACE - whenever that address is private or not.
        !            37: 
        !            38: E.g. for INET - setting a fictitious address:
        !            39: 
        !            40: <pre>
        !            41: # ifconfig mpls0 create up
        !            42: # ifconfig mpls0 1.1.1.1/32
        !            43: </pre>
        !            44: 
        !            45: After that create routes like this - use -ifa flag in order to avoid self-generated packets having source address 1.1.1.1, but route them thru mpls0 interface.
        !            46: 
        !            47: <pre>
        !            48: # route add 204.152.190.0/24 -ifa 193.28.151.105 -ifp mpls0 -tag 25 -inet 193.28.151.97
        !            49: add net 204.152.190.0: gateway 193.28.151.97
        !            50: </pre>
        !            51: 
        !            52: Verify the route:
        !            53: 
        !            54: <pre>
        !            55: # route -n get 204.152.190.0/24
        !            56:    route to: 204.152.190.0
        !            57: destination: 204.152.190.0
        !            58:        mask: 255.255.255.0
        !            59:     gateway: 193.28.151.97
        !            60:         Tag: 25
        !            61:  local addr: 193.28.151.105
        !            62:   interface: mpls0
        !            63:       flags: <UP,GATEWAY,DONE,STATIC>
        !            64:  recvpipe  sendpipe  ssthresh  rtt,msec    rttvar  hopcount      mtu     expire
        !            65:        0         0         0       813       344         0         0         0 
        !            66: sockaddrs: <DST,GATEWAY,NETMASK,IFP,IFA,TAG>
        !            67: </pre>
        !            68: 
        !            69: or with netstat -rT:
        !            70: <pre>
        !            71: ...
        !            72: 204.152.190/24     193.28.151.97      UGS         0    95362      -      25 mpls0
        !            73: ...
        !            74: </pre>
        !            75: 
        !            76: 
        !            77: I'm working on [[LDP]] daemon, it should be available in src tree in a couple of months. You may still want to test the beta.