Misconceptions, was: IPv6 RA vs DHCPv6 - The chosen one?

Masataka Ohta mohta at necom830.hpcl.titech.ac.jp
Thu Dec 29 12:53:29 UTC 2011


Valdis.Kletnieks at vt.edu wrote:

> So what percent of the *CPE* in the average cable-internet or DSL farm *actually
> uses* an IGP,

As I wrote:

> If a host receives RAs only from a router, the host can do
> nothing other than installing the router as the default
> router. If not, however, the host must directly be involved
> in IGP activities, or, the following end to end argument
> is applicable:

IGP snooping is not necessary if the host have only one next
hop router.

						Masataka Ohta




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