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Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 08:42:21 +0100 From: Francois Romieu <romieu@...zoreil.com> To: Bill Fink <billfink@...dspring.com> Cc: David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, hadmut@...isch.de, akpm@...ux-foundation.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org, bugzilla-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org, bugme-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org Subject: Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 28282] New: forwarding turns autoconfiguration off Bill Fink <billfink@...dspring.com> : [...] > I believe there is a difference between being a router and merely > being capable of forwarding IP packets. To me, a router participates > in a routing protocol and/or advertises routes/prefixes. So perhaps > Hadmut has a valid point that autoconfiguration should not depend > on ip_forward being off, although I'm not sure what the appropriate > alternate test for not being a router should be. It is here (same document, same page): [...] 2. Terminology IP - Internet Protocol Version 6. The terms IPv4 and IPv6 are used only in contexts where necessary to avoid ambiguity. node - a device that implements IP. router - a node that forwards IP packets not explicitly addressed to itself. Why should we put our brains at pain ? Is there really a problem ? -- Ueimor -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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