IPv6 RA vs DHCPv6 - The chosen one?

Mohacsi Janos mohacsi at niif.hu
Fri Dec 23 21:36:44 UTC 2011




On Fri, 23 Dec 2011, Jeff Wheeler wrote:

> On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 4:13 PM, Mohacsi Janos <mohacsi at niif.hu> wrote:
>> If you can limit number of ARP/NDP entries per interfaces and you complement
>> RAGuard and DHCPv4 snooping your are done.
>
> That depends on how ARP/ND gleaning works on the box.  In short, Cisco
> already has a knob to limit the number of ND entries per interface on
> some of their kit, and it is not a solution, only a damage mitigation
> measure.  http://inconcepts.biz/~jsw/IPv6_NDP_Exhaustion.pdf


The solution is that you monitor your device: if limits reached then you 
get notified and you can resolve the problem.
 	Best Regards,
 		Janos Mohacsi

>
> -- 
> Jeff S Wheeler <jsw at inconcepts.biz>
> Sr Network Operator  /  Innovative Network Concepts
>
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