gated.3.5.8.1.README
Dec 23, 1997


This archive contains an Installer.app package for gated version 3.5.  
It's been tested only on the i386 platform, and many of the protocols
are untested.  Use at your own risk.


FILES

file:	gated.3.5.8.1.m.NIS.tar.gz
port:	#1 for OpenStep for Mach 4.x
size:
md5sum:	

file:	gated.3.5.8.1.NIHS.tar.gz
port:	#1 for NEXTSTEP 3.x
size:
md5sum:


OVERVIEW

GateD is a modular software program consisting of core services, a routing
database, and protocol modules supporting multiple routing protocols
(RIP versions 1 and 2, DCN HELLO, OSPF version 2, EGP version 2 and BGP
version 2 through 4.) GateD was first used to interconnect the NSFNET and
the emerging regional networks, and to implement filtered routing based
on policy. GateD allows the network administrator to control import
and export of routing information by individual protocol, by source
and destination autonomous system, source and destination interface,
previous hop router, and specific destination address. The network
administrator can specify a preference level for each combination
of routing information being imported by using a flexible masking
capability. Once the preference levels are assigned, GateD makes a
decision on which route to use independent of the protocols involved.

GateD is designed to handle dynamic routing with a routing database
built from information exchanged by routing protocols.


GateD VERSIONS

The GateD web pages at www.gated.org has the latest on-line documentation
for the following versions of GateD:

   * Gated-old (version 3.0)
   * GateD (version 3.5)
   * GateD -alpha (version 3.6)
   * GateD-Unicast (version 4.0)
   * GateD-Multicast (version 5.0)
   * GateD-IPv6 (version 6.0)+


CHANGELOG

3.5.8.1  	Dec 23, 1997
*  First attempt at NEXTSTEP 3.x port.  Incorporated old gated patch.
3.5.8.1.m	Dec 23, 1997
*  First attempt at OS-Mach 4.x port.  Incorporated old gated patch 
for NEXTSTEP 3.x

CREDITS

Package Creation
Rex Dieter <rdieter@math.unl.edu>
Computer System Manager
Universtity of Nebraska-Lincoln 
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
http://www.math.unl.edu/~rdieter/

Gated Home page
http://www.gated.org/