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RE: [dhcwg] static route option for dhcpv6

Martin Stiemerling <Martin.Stiemerling@ccrle.nec.de> Mon, 21 January 2002 08:37 UTC

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Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 09:26:41 +0100
From: Martin Stiemerling <Martin.Stiemerling@ccrle.nec.de>
To: John Schnizlein <jschnizl@cisco.com>, vijayak@india.hp.com
Cc: "'Jim Bound'" <seamus@bit-net.com>, dhcwg@ietf.org
Subject: RE: [dhcwg] static route option for dhcpv6
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--On Freitag, Januar 18, 2002 15:22:36 -0500 John Schnizlein 
<jschnizl@cisco.com> wrote:

> At 01:05 PM 1/18/2002, Vijayabhaskar A K wrote:
>
>> Please note that, there are no routers in the networks. That's why
>> i mentioned that node as the one conneceted to two network and having
>> ipv6forwarding enabled, instead of routers. This is for the networks
>> which have not deployed IPv6 routing completely. I think there is no
>> harm in having this option.
>
> If the purpose of the option is to enable situations where hosts
> have ipv6forwarding enabled, but do not act as proper v6 routers,
> then we should not support it. That is just bad practice. (IMHO)

I totaly agree with this.

> The use for tunnelling might be justifiable.

This is, what I have mentioned some emails before. Give the child the 
proper name and it is OK.

Martin


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