WG Consensus Action: Accept LL33: rework section 2.2 for reattachment
erik guttman <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.ietf.zeroconf |
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| Organization | Sun Microsystems |
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
Action: Accept Change: Section 2.2. Claiming a Link-Local Address FROM: When a network interface transitions from an inactive to an active state, the host does not have knowledge of what Link-Local IPv4 addresses may currently be in use on that link, since the network interface may have been inactive when a conflicting address was claimed. TO: When a network interface transitions from an inactive to an active state, the host does not have knowledge of what Link-Local IPv4 addresses may currently be in use on that link, since the point of attachment may have changed or the network interface may have been inactive when a conflicting address was claimed. =========== FROM: When an interface transitions from inactive to active, the host not only doesn't have knowledge of LLv4 addresses in use -- it typically doesn't even know for sure whether it has connected to an alternative point of attachment. It is therefore appropriate to determine what network the host is connected to (such as via probing for a default gateway or attempting to obtain a routable address) rather than merely probing for an IPv4LL conflict, potentially on a different network than the one on which it was originally allocated. TO: When a network interface transitions from an inactive to an active state, the host does not have knowledge of what Link-Local IPv4 addresses may currently be in use on that link, since the point of attachment may have changed or the network interface may have been inactive when a conflicting address was claimed. ============= FROM: "Were it immediately to begin using a Link-Local IPv4 address which is already in use by another host, this would be disruptive to that other host." TO: "Were the host to immediately begin using a Link-Local IPv4 address which is already in use by another host, this would be disruptive to that other host. Since it is possible that the host has changed its point of attachment, a routable address may be obtainable on the new network, and therefore it cannot be assumed that a Link-Local IPv4 address is to be preferred."