NIST IPv6 document

Thu Jan 6 15:51:27 UTC 2011

On 1/6/2011 9:37 AM, Marcel Plug wrote:
> Perhaps we're reaching the point where we can say "We don't need an ND
> table for a /64 network".  If the ethernet MAC is embedded in the IPv6
> address, we don't need to discover it because we already know it.  If
> the IPv6 address has been manually configured on a host, perhaps that
> host should now accept traffic directed to the MAC that the lower 64
> bits of the IPv6 address would translate to.
>
> Perhaps this idea has been discussed somewhere and discarded for its
> flaws, but if not, perhaps it should be :-).
>

The table itself is fine. I fully support it. The method for generating 
such a table within a router (separate from standard hosts who only 
generate tables for who they need to talk to, and unless you allowed 
forged packets in from remote, shouldn't have an issue) is what is in 
questions.

See my other posts. There have been many implementations, mostly for 
security reasons, but also helping with this problem by implementing a 
"router MUST NOT send unsolicited arp requests". It's important that 
routers learn their table in another fashion.

Jack