> This is so basic I hardly know where to find it
Firstly thanks to all who replied.
If the router, in its discretion, chooses to route the packet in the wrong direction, that should be easily demonstrated and reasonably incontrovertable, no? What's your vendor's argument in favor of shipping the packet to a nearby site which isn't associated with your destination? I'm kind of curious to hear it...
It's a host with 2 i/fs not a router to start off with, not that that makes much difference. Their argument is "we wrote the kernel that way and don't want to change it". My customers argument is "I don't want to redesign my network so one of you fix your routers / kernel".
Who's the vendor? Please humiliate them publicly. :-)
They get 1 more chance 1st :-) Alex Bligh Xara Networks