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authorkroy <kroy@kroy.io>2019-09-18 14:57:03 -0500
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Spelling, a few minor rewrites.
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@@ -13,11 +13,10 @@ not make use of DHCP or dynamic routing protocols:
set protocols static route 0.0.0.0/0 next-hop 10.1.1.1 distance '1'
Another common use of static routes is to blackhole (drop) traffic. In the
-example below, RFC 1918 private IP networks are set as blackhole routes. This
-does not prevent networks within these segments from being used, since the
-most specific route is always used. It does, however, prevent traffic to
-unknown private networks from leaving the router. Commonly refereed to as
-leaking.
+example below, RFC1918_ networks are set as blackhole routes.
+
+This prevents these networks leaking out public interfaces, but it does not prevent
+them from being used as the most specific route has the highest priority.
.. code-block:: sh
@@ -27,3 +26,5 @@ leaking.
.. note:: Routes with a distance of 255 are effectively disabled and not
installed into the kernel.
+
+.. _RFC1918: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1918