Re: How do I connect 5 servers, I need some help !

[jv@xxxxxxxxxx (Jakub Vlasek)]

On Wed, Jan 02, 2002 at 08:25:44PM +0100, Juan Francisco Rodriguez Hervella wrote:
> Hello:
> 
> I had the following configuration of IRC servers:
> 
> S1 -> S2 -> S3
> 
> I had to write something like this inside "ircd.conf" of servers S1 and
> S3:
> 
> H:*::S2::
> 
> We would like to expand this network with 2 new servers, like this:
> 
> S4 -> S5 -> S1 -> S2 -> S3
> 
> S4 and S5 belong to other university. I have no control over that
> servers.
> 
> We are not able to make this network, and I think that it is a problem
> with H lines.
Definitely.
H:x::server: means "allow all servers which are matching first field (x) to be 
linked behind this server".
 
> Is it sufficient to write this
> (S4)  H:*::S5::
> (S3)  H:*::S2::
> and nothing more in S{5,1,2] ?
No, with only this Hlines S2 would drop S1 after introduction of S5.

> 
> Or do I need to write the following ?
> (S4) H:*::S5::
> (S5) H:*::S1::
> (S1) H:*::S5::
> (S1) H:*::S2::
> (S2) H:*::S1::
> (S3) H:*::S2::
Yes, you need all of them. Also don't forget to #define HUB on S1 (if you don't have already)


JV

> 
> If with this example my question seems too confusing
> I will try to explain me better.
> 
> Thank you very much.
> 
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> Juan F. Rodriguez Hervella
> Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
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