simple routing protocols and openvpn

[Brook Milligan <brook%nmsu.edu@localhost>]

I have a handful of routers running NetBSD and need to get them to share their routing tables via a (simple?) routing protocol.  I have been using routed for this purpose, which seems to work well except for the routes that involve clients connecting via an openvpn server.  The openvpn server allows connections by individual machines with dynamic IPs as well as with static IPs; it also allows a connection to a router serving a small subnet.  If I manually add appropriate routes to the other routers and hosts on the network, all works well (except that is a pain).  To get routed to handle that I have added "subnet=" clauses to /etc/gateways on the openvpn server, but those routes do not seem to be advertised.

What is the accepted practice for linking together a few routers?  Is routed sufficient or should I be using something more complex?  If so, what is the recommendation?  If not, how can I get routed on the openvpn server to advertise the routes to its clients?

Thanks for your help.

Cheers,
Brook