Do all routers really must know all routes to every router?

Posted by Philipili on Super User See other posts from Super User or by Philipili
Published on 2012-10-12T17:51:02Z Indexed on 2012/10/12 21:39 UTC
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This is my complicated and long question. First let's talk about the context.

Network topology:

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PC A --- RT A --- RT C --- RT B --- PC B

(RT C has a WAN NIC connected to "the cloud")

With this situation :

  • PC A must send a packet to PC B
  • Default routes direct packets to the cloud
  • We haven't access to RT C's configuration
  • RT C only knows how to join network A, not network B
  • RT A knows about network B
  • RT B knows about network A

RT C's routing table:

Destination NIC     Gateway
0.0.0.0     WAN     Cloud
Network A   LAN A   RT A's WAN

RT A's routing table:

Destination NIC     Gateway
0.0.0.0     WAN     LAN A
Network B   WAN     LAN A

RT B's routing table:

Destination NIC     Gateway
0.0.0.0     WAN     LAN B
Network A   WAN     LAN B

I would like to permit PC A and PC B to communicate, but I don't have access to RT C. Networks B and BC are new.

Can PC A send a packet to RT B's WAN NIC (which is possible) and "ask RT B to direct the packet to PC B" ?

I believe replacing RT B with a VPN server should do the trick, but I would like to know if it is possible to make it without establishing a new connection.

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