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Subject:    (IPng 339) Re: multi-homed hosts
From:       bound () zk3 ! dec ! com
Date:       1995-06-29 17:41:55
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Ran,

>  I wasn't (and I don't think Dan was) talking about having a multi-homed
>host _forward_ any packets.  We like the current IPv6 definitions of node,
>host, and router.  Our proposal is limited just to the initial selection
>of which outbound interface to use for a given first IP packet.  We
>were not suggesting any forwarding at all and don't envision any changes
>to our BSD forwarding engine to add this outbound interface selection
>process.  

>  Maybe I am not following your comments ? 

To only select the packet for an interface IMHO requires no change to ND
we have that now.  Yes I was assuming (incorrectly) that you were
proposing if a packet comes in one interface and the destination is on
the other multihome interface (gateway box which hosts do often today)
the packet will get forwarded.  If we want to do that I can do that too
with the present ND.

Anyway we have two topics going on now.  I agree with you that under the
present spec I would not forward a packet in an implementation to
another interface unless I was a "router".  

But Joels request is different. 

And I don't think we need any change to ND to do what Dan suggested?
But another topic its an implementation issue I don't think a standards
issue?

thanks 
/jim
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