From: Karsten Keil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 16:36:56 +0100
> If the address is a link-local address formed from an interface > identifier based on the hardware address, which is supposed to be > uniquely assigned (e.g., EUI-64 for an Ethernet interface), IP > operation on the interface SHOULD be disabled. By disabling IP > operation, the node will then: > > - not send any IP packets from the interface, > > - silently drop any IP packets received on the interface, and > > - not forward any IP packets to the interface (when acting as a > router or processing a packet with a Routing header). I question any RFC mandate that shuts down IP communication on a node because of packets received from remote systems. If the TAHI test can trigger this, so can a compromised system on your network and won't that be fun? :-) -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
