On Mon, May 26, 2008 at 5:12 PM, Suresh Krishnan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Bernd, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I'm contacting you as I've a question regarding the Hop-by-Hop header >> option 'Router Alert' and its exact use. I hope I don't disturb you... > > I am generally against any new proposal that uses hop by hop options > (including router alerts) since they could increase the processing loads > on intermediate routers and could be used as a DoS vector, >
most larger ip backbones today don't pay attention (drop/ignore) Router-Alert ip-options in ipv4, I don't expect that trend to change in ipv6... If you are planning on using hop-by-hop or router-alert in ipv6 you probably are planning on a failed solution. -chris -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPv6 working group mailing list ipv6@ietf.org Administrative Requests: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 --------------------------------------------------------------------
