Re: Middleboxes [Was: Flow label versus Extension header - protocol itself]

[Iljitsch van Beijnum <iljitsch@muada.com>]

On 9-mei-2005, at 19:56, Erik Nordmark wrote:

> Unless Marcelo's DHCP suggestion works, I don't see how a middlebox  
> could ensure that the address fields get restored.

> To restore the fields the unmodified host needs to use a ULID which  
> is part of the HBA/CGA set that the middlebox is holding on behalf  
> of the host.

From a protocol standpoint this may be a problem, but don't forget  
that for the other 99.99% of the world there is a BIG difference  
between the things you can do in a simple perl script and the things  
you can only do when you have the kernel source.

In other words: if people want this bad enough, they'll configure  
hosts manually if need be, or use a non-standard mechanism such as a  
script for this. This isn't a show stopper.