IPv6 Type 0 Routing Header issues

Jun-ichiro itojun Hagino itojun at itojun.org
Wed Apr 25 15:03:20 CEST 2007


> 
> On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 10:24:08 +0200, Gert Doering <gert at space.net> wrote:
> > Well, one could argue that the standard isn't very well-written then - a
> > machine that is a *host* should NEVER forward packets, period.

	bzzzt.  with IPv6 spec NODE (host + router) has to handle routing
	header type 0 and forward *even if ip6.forwarding is 0.  that's the
	steve deering's last word before he left to Canada for retirement.

itojun


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