Re: Discussion about header chains (was Re: [v6ops] Limiting the size of the IPv6 header chain (draft-ietf-6man-oversized-header-chain))

2013-06-13 Thread Jeroen Massar
On 2013-06-13 14:02, Joe Touch wrote: [..] >> peeking at >> http://www.iana.org/assignments/ipv6-parameters/ipv6-parameters.xml >> 'act' and noting there are a few protocols that have act != 00 that >> might be affected by this. > > Agreed. > > I'm not sure why the table includes HBH and DO in th

Re: Discussion about header chains (was Re: [v6ops] Limiting the size of the IPv6 header chain (draft-ietf-6man-oversized-header-chain))

2013-06-13 Thread Joe Touch
On 6/13/2013 1:54 PM, Jeroen Massar wrote: On 2013-06-13 13:17, Joe Touch wrote: [..] And, for some options, if the option in question is not supported, the packet should be dropped -- i.e., you cannot just "ignore the hbh header" (at east in theory). Why not? Is there any HBH header that is

Re: Discussion about header chains (was Re: [v6ops] Limiting the size of the IPv6 header chain (draft-ietf-6man-oversized-header-chain))

2013-06-13 Thread Jeroen Massar
On 2013-06-13 13:17, Joe Touch wrote: [..] >>> And, for some >>> options, if the option in question is not supported, the packet should >>> be dropped -- i.e., you cannot just "ignore the hbh header" (at east in >>> theory). >> >> Why not? Is there any HBH header that is crucial for operation of IP

Re: Discussion about header chains (was Re: [v6ops] Limiting the size of the IPv6 header chain (draft-ietf-6man-oversized-header-chain))

2013-06-13 Thread Joe Touch
On 6/13/2013 12:02 AM, Jeroen Massar wrote: On 2013-06-12 14:58, Fernando Gont wrote: Jeroen, On 06/12/2013 11:44 PM, Jeroen Massar wrote: with the exception of the HBH header, correct. I got tired of writing that each time I was repeating myself. the HBH is an issue to itself. expect those

Re: Discussion about header chains (was Re: [v6ops] Limiting the size of the IPv6 header chain (draft-ietf-6man-oversized-header-chain))

2013-06-13 Thread Jeroen Massar
On 2013-06-12 14:58, Fernando Gont wrote: > Jeroen, > > On 06/12/2013 11:44 PM, Jeroen Massar wrote: >>> with the exception of the HBH header, correct. I got tired of writing that >>> each time I was repeating myself. >>> the HBH is an issue to itself. expect those packets to be severely rate >>

Discussion about header chains (was Re: [v6ops] Limiting the size of the IPv6 header chain (draft-ietf-6man-oversized-header-chain))

2013-06-12 Thread Fernando Gont
Jeroen, On 06/12/2013 11:44 PM, Jeroen Massar wrote: >> with the exception of the HBH header, correct. I got tired of writing that >> each time I was repeating myself. >> the HBH is an issue to itself. expect those packets to be severely rate >> limited. > > I am wondering why if your box c