Hi Markku,
Thank you for your feedback.
I need your help to start examining the test that you pointed.
Could you give me a name of the test instead of number?
ex. ncStateByRedirect4Reachable.seq
Test number is frequently changed.
I would appreciate your help.
From: Markku Savela <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Redirect ICMP and TAHI test?
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 14:38:06 +0200
> In RFC-2461 "8.1 Validation of Redirect Messages" there is
>
> "- The IP source address of the Redirect is the same as the current
> first-hop router for the specified ICMP Destination Address."
>
> In TAHI Neighbor Discovery test 62, it introduces two routers, then
> sends a redirect from "one" of them, and expects the redirect to have
> an effect...
>
> ...and in my code it doesn't, because I currently coded the validation
> literally in respect to the above entry. I take the destination
> address and check from the routing table which router would actually
> be getting this destination. And, as it happens, I pick the "other"
> and validation declares the redirect as invalid (e.g. I get a redirect
> from router, to wich I would not have sent the packet in question...)
>
> So, I assume I have to loosen the test, and accept redirects from any
> router, which potentially might be valid for the destination (for
> example, any of the default routers), even if it is not my "current
> first-hop router for the destination"?
--- nobuo
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