On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 2:41 PM, Thomas Narten<nar...@us.ibm.com> wrote:
>> What about nodes that are e.g. statically configured? > > The intention of the Hop Limit, I think, is that implementations (not > operations) configure it by default to 64. The value rarely seems to > change, so an operator/user should only need to change it if for some > reason the default is not good enough. I just just arguing that the quoted text wouldn't apply to static-configuration scenarios (in which parameters are not learn by means of ICMPv6) >> > Obviously, this could be a bit clearer. IANA should have a similar >> > entry for Hop Limit, which might well just point to the IPv4 TTL >> > value. > >> Yes, I believe the ipv6-parameters file should specify what the >> default value for the Hop Limit is. Any hint on how to get this done? > > A note to IANA might be sufficient, and at some point, when we update > the relevant specs, we should clarify the language. I don't see this > as being a huge problem that needs fixing. It has been years since > anyone asked a question about what the documents say on this point... I don't think ths is a huge point, either. Just that it would be great if this was clarified. Thanks! Kind regards, Fernando -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPv6 working group mailing list ipv6@ietf.org Administrative Requests: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 --------------------------------------------------------------------
