> > There is no need for MLD if the > host only > > supports the well-known (hard coded in IPv6 > implementations) link > > local multicast addresses. MLD is not used for listening on such > > addresses. > >==> s/link local/link-local/ > > actually, even for these well-known addresses MLD is > used (otherwise > switches cannot snoop these MLDs). i could find no > text that permits > omission of MLD. what is the reasoning behind the text? >
=> Do you mean that MLD is used for the ALL Nodes mcast address ofr example? Hesham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] --------------------------------------------------------------------
