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Re: [mif] What about changing [IPv6] default router rules a bit?



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Host_model

On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 10:39 AM, Rémi Després <remi.despres at free.fr> wrote:
>
> Le 19 oct. 09 à 09:51, Zhen Cao a écrit :
>
>> On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 4:04 PM, Markku Savela <msa at moth.iki.fi> wrote:
>>>
>>> I thought to repost my proposal from over 2 years ago on IPv6 mailing
>>> list (21.8.2007). I got no feedback then, but I think this might be
>>> relevant for the MIF topic. Maybe people now understand better what I
>>> was trying to get through..?
>>>
>>> -------
>>>
>>> It's not difficult to find even home users with multiple ISP
>>> links. Both ISP's send RA's with different prefixes (A=1).
>>>
>>> Host sees now two default routers on link and will have multiple
>>> global addresses. By current rules, host can use either router for
>>> outgoing packets regardless of the selected source address.
>>
>> Not necessarily true. If the host implements the strong end system
>> model, it will choose the outgoing route regarding the selected source
>> address.
>
> Interesting.
> Could you give a reference where a definition you are using of the "strong
> end system model" is given?
> Thanks.
> RD
>
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