Hi Ole, Am 29.05.2013 14:49, schrieb Ole Troan: >>> confused. a host cannot support IPv6 if it doesn't support ND. could >>> you please clarify? >> >> I'm not sure that your statement is fully correct. >> Though I'm convinced that ND provides many useful >> features, in specific environments and rare cases >> the use of ND may be problematic (due to security >> or "performance" reasons). >> The IPv6 spec luckily doesn't require that a node MUST >> use ND. If you create static permanent Neighbor Cache >> entries and switch off NUD, there is no need to perform >> ND (sacrificing flexibility and some robustness). > > I presume you are not suggesting that to install my new printer I need to: > - manually pick and configure any addresses on the printer that isn't > link-local > - manually install a default route on the printer > - configure the neighbor cache on the printer for _all_ directly connected > hosts and routers > - configure the neighbor cache on all the other hosts and routers.
No, I'm obviously _not_ suggesting this and you don't want this in ordinary environments. But in theory, IPv6 works w/o ND, which was my point. (e.g., consider using devices with unidirectional channels only). > in the department of splitting hairs, I think we're done here. ;-) Yep. Regards, Roland -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPv6 working group mailing list ipv6@ietf.org Administrative Requests: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 --------------------------------------------------------------------
