Ole,
On 31/07/2013 20:22, Ole Troan wrote:
> Brian,
>
> (participant hat)
>
>>> I found the last statements in section 4 slightly confusing:
>>> There is no algorithm
>>> for determining whether this case has arisen, rather than a genuine
>>> MAC address collision. Implementers should carefully consider the
>>> consequences of continuing IPv6 operation on the interface in this
>>> unlikely situation.
>>>
>>> 1.) DAD should actually detect that collision
>> Yes, but it cannot detect the cause.
>
> why not?
> can't the node just check the L2 source address against it's own?
I suppose, if the MAC layer actually delivers the clashing
packet to the ND layer.
>
> I suggest removing the sentence:
> "There is no algorithm for determining whether this case has arisen, rather
> than a genuine
> MAC address collision. "
We'll be rewriting the text, for sure.
Brian
>
> cheers,
> Ole
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