Microsoft KB Archive/247604

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

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SYMPTOMS
The Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) protocol in Microsoft Windows 2000 Server does not provide a 'blackhole' (or reject) route to silently drop a packet that cannot be forwarded to its destination. This situation can cause routing loops.

RESOLUTION
To work around this behavior, create an IP-in-IP tunnel that uses one of the router's normal IP addresses as a source address and 127.0.0.1 as a destination address. Then add a 'blackhole' route as a static route over this interface.

STATUS
This behavior is by design.

Additional query words: rras route

Keywords :

Version : WINDOWS:2000

Platform : WINDOWS

Issue type : kbbug
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