Hi Ron,
2017-10-31 17:45 GMT+01:00 Ron Bonica <[email protected]>: > Hi Jean-Michel, > > > > The semantic of this utility is to probe exactly one interface at a time. > If multiple interfaces satisfy query’s match conditions, Probe can’t > provide a response. > > > > I agree that Probe could set the A bit if all of the interfaces are > active. But what should it do if one interface is active and the other is > not? > > <JMC> Your opinion differs from my opinion because, IMHO, yours is mainly based on the "probed interface resides on the probed node" (i.e., it is possible to identify some interfaces are active and some not) and mine is mainly based on the "probed interface doesn't reside on the probed node" (i.e., ARP/NC allows only to identify active interfaces). Correct? Best regards, JMC. </JMC> > > > > Ron > > > > > > > <JMC> > > Question: > > Why the A-bit is not set when Code Field is equal to Multiple Interfaces > > Satisfy Query (3) and the L-bit is clear? Question: Same question when > L-bit is > > set. </JMC> > > > > <snip> > > > [RB ] > > Error code 3 (Multiple Interfaces Satisfy Query) means that they query is > ambiguous. Or, on other words, that two or more interfaces satisfy the > match conditions specified by the query. So, we can't set the A, F, S or E > bits because we don't know which interface the user is asking about. > > > > <JMC> > > But, even if this is ambiguous, IMHO, all the interfaces are active => > A-bit should be set > > And Error Code 3 returned to probing interface raises this is ambiguous. > Now, I am OK that F, S and E should be cleared to avoid any confusion > between the different interfaces. > > > > Did I miss something? > > </JMC> > > <snip> > > > > Best regards, > > JMC. >
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