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Re: [v6ops] Interesting problems with using IPv6

Fernando Gont <fgont@si6networks.com> Wed, 10 September 2014 21:34 UTC

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Hi, Brian,

On 09/10/2014 09:19 AM, Brian Haberman wrote:
>>>> Not to mention that there are nodes that default t running MLDv2 *for
>>>> this* (way overkill, IMO)
>>>
>>> Why is MLDv2 overkill?
>>
>> If you're just going to use MLD for ND, MLDv2 is unnecessarily complex
>> -- whole different game if you're using non-link-local multicast, of course.
> 
> I disagree.  When sending MLD Reports for NDP, you don't need to involve
> the complexity of MLDv2 source filters.  You simply send a group-only
> Report message.

That would still means that you'd have to implement it. For small
devices, that might be an issue. And, given how many implementations got
ND (which is rather way simpler) wrong one way or another, I wouldn't be
surprised to see some interesting behaviors if one were to play with
(crafted) MLDv3 packets.

Cheers,
-- 
Fernando Gont
SI6 Networks
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