Then volunteer to write one :-). evan -
Daniel Feldman wrote: >...the problem is there is no IP Tunnel MIB for IPv6 networks... > >-----Original Message----- From: Evan Caves [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 11:33 PM >To: Klausberger Walter >Cc: Daniel Feldman; W. Mark Townsley; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [L2tpext] IP Tunnel MIB > > >inline > >Klausberger Walter wrote: > >>Hi, >> >>I think the Tunnel MIB was fine, when it was defined, but I do not >> >think > >>that it was a very good idea to use it as base for L2TP. >> > >This last comment does not make any sense. Using the IP Tunnel MIB as a >base mib for IPv4 >tunneling strategies was its intent. L2TP used it because it was >supposed to. > >>Maybe you could do >>a fast adaptation by changing TOS to traffic class and the like, but >> >don't > >>we need additional enhancements in the near future. The tunnel MIB is >> >fixed > >>to IPv4. >> >The IP Tunnel MIB specifically states that it manages tunnels over IPv4 >networks, period, and >that tunnels over other networks will require their own management >support. > >> >>I had some discussion with Evan Caves and Dave Thaler during the San >> >Diego > >>meeting a year ago. This MIB fits for all kind of statically used >> >tunnels > >>over IPv4, but I found a lot of problems together with dynamically >> >created > >>tunnels (in LAC case via RADIUS) and L2TP over ATM/Frame Relay (e.g. >>endpoint identifier, security,...). >> >If there are problems with the current MIB definitions then they should >be discussed and rectified >if necessary. > >> >>Now we have this new case with IPv6. Next may be MPLS or something >> >else. > >>Shouldn't we consider an alternativ to the Tunnel MIB as part of a new >> >MIB > >>for L2TP, which is still no RFC (I wonder if it will ever become an >> >RFC)? Or > >>should we think of an advanced version of a more generic Tunnel MIB. >> >>Or should we make a seperate MIB for L2TP over IPv6? (then we should do >> >be > >>more flexible than the Tunnel MIB)? >> >If an IP Tunnel MIB for IPv6 networks is defined then L2TP will use that > >as a base. > >evan >- > -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPng Working Group Mailing List IPng Home Page: http://playground.sun.com/ipng FTP archive: ftp://playground.sun.com/pub/ipng Direct all administrative requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------
