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On Nov 9, 2012, at 4:20 PM, "Mattia Rossi" <mattia.rossi.mailingli...@gmail.com> wrote: > Am 08.11.2012 21:03, schrieb Hans Liu: >> On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 3:40 AM, Ray Bellis <ray.bel...@nominet.org.uk> wrote: >>> On 8 Nov 2012, at 14:28, Ted Lemon <mel...@fugue.com> wrote: >>>> Sure, but "log a system management error" is not something that a home >>>> router vendor can meaningfully implement, unless it puts a speaker in the >>>> home router and has it start bellowing "out of addresses" in every known >>>> language. >>>> >>>> But the real problem is that this signal, even if received, will be >>>> misinterpreted as "router is broken, return to Home Despot and replace >>>> with one that isn't broken." >>> <no hat> >>> >>> I note that the Apple Airport Utility pops up warnings about various >>> errors, some of which relate to sub-optimal network configuration, rather >>> than misconfiguration. In particular, they warn you if you try to use >>> double NAT. >>> >>> Users can acknowledge those warnings, so they no longer appear. >>> >>> I can envisage a box issuing a similar warning if it only gets a /64 from >>> its upstream. >> As a CPE vendor, I don't think I'd design my product this way. I won't >> have my router to issue a warning if it only gets a /64 from its >> upstream. The reason? Users see a warning in either log or LED, they >> call either the operator or my customer service. I really don't want >> to say so but the one that will face a problem is the downstream >> router, and that's not my problem. > Your CPE router could be the downstream router. The user buys it, plugs it > in, doesn't work. No warning, nothing. > He throws it out, even if it's not your fault, and never buys anything from > your company again. > How's that for a scenario? If I'm the downstream router, I can't get a prefix, of course I issue warning message. However, if I'm the one who still get an /64 and works fine as a leaf, I won't issue an warning message for a fore-coming downstream router attached to me. > > Mat > _______________________________________________ > homenet mailing list > homenet@ietf.org > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/homenet _______________________________________________ homenet mailing list homenet@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/homenet
