> Why wouldn't we add a sentence in -oversized-header-chain
> following this:
> 
> > 6.  Updating RFC 2460
> > 
> >    If an IPv6 packet is fragmented, the first fragment of that IPv6
> >    packet (i.e., the fragment having a Fragment Offset of 0) MUST
> >    contain the entire IPv6 header chain.
> 
> 
>  The entire IPv6 header including the header chain SHOULD NOT exceed
>  256 octets.
> 
> (or whatever magic number we decide on).

I like this addition very much.

Do you think it is realistic to get input from hardware manufacturers
on what the magic number should be?

Steinar Haug, AS 2116
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