Purge Packet (Both Dest-Addr and Request-ID not needed)

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Ref: Your note of Fri, 11 Aug 1995 08:15:56 -0400

Andy,

> To make the Purge consistent with other NHRP messages, and
> only require one cache search key, it will now have the exact same
> syntax as the Request and Reply packets - Request ID, Dest. Addr,
> Source Addr.

Since the "Dest. Addr" has been added to the PURGE packet,
I think the "Request ID" is not needed.
To simplify things, I propose the "Request ID" be removed from the
new PURGE packet definition...

Have a nice day!
Russell