AW: routing problem

[Chan Kwang Mien <Kwang-Mien.Chan.GP@icn.siemens.de>]

> 	hi tarik,
> 
> 	> hi there,
> 	> 
> 	>    i have this LAN topology.
> 	> 
> 	> 
> 	>        -----------------
> 	>         |    |    |    | 
> 	>        a   b   c   d
> 	>                       |
> 	> 		   e
> 	> 
> 	>      Node a is sending data to Node e. Packets from Node a will
> pass through
> 	> Node d then to Node e.
> 	>      is it possible to let the packets from Node a to go to Node b
> first so
> 	> that Node b can do some processing. Node b then send the packets
> to Node d
> 	> and finally to Node e.
> 
> 	Here's the thing: to the routing table it appears all nodes in the
> lan (a,b,c,d) 
> 	are connected to the LanNode (a virtual node) by links that cost
> 1/2. So from a 
> 	the next-hop to e is d. You could change the routing table by saying
> the 
> 	next-hop to d from a must be b. 
> 
> 
> 	[Chan Kwang Mien]  can u tell me how i can change the routing table
> to include the next-hop as b if i want to go to e.
> 	The only command i know is add-route to change the routing table.
> 
> 	 thanks.
> 
> 	rgds,
> 	kwang mien
> 
>