Major issue: RFC 2461 actually says that in 6.2.2:
- enabling IP forwarding capability (i.e., changing the system
from being a host to being a router), when the interface's
AdvSendAdvertisements flag is TRUE.
This is not how I recall the intent when we wrote the
(B It seems like in 2461bis-00.txt that the introduction of IsRouter in
(B 6.2.1 is inconsistent with the text in 6.2.2 about
(B AdvSendAdvertisements.
(B
(B RFC 2461 reads as if a node "advertises" itself as a router
(B (by sending RAs
(B and setting the R-flag in NAs any time
(Catching up some old messages...sorry for the delayed response.)
On Tue, 29 Jun 2004 00:52:23 -0700 (PDT),
Erik Nordmark [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
[New subject since this is a separate issue. How do we get an issue
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As far as I know, only the main editor (as well as the
[New subject since this is a separate issue. How do we get an issue
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Whether or not we concentrate on the simple case, I think it
makes sense to state that a non-advertising interface is still
one that behaves as a router e.g. the R-bit in the NA should be set
since
