Re: addition of TLV to locator ID or locator ID set

[Erik Nordmark <erik.nordmark@sun.com>]

Paul Jakma wrote:
> On Mon, 3 Oct 2005, Erik Nordmark wrote:
>
> > In this case, what would the AAAA records in the DNS contain for the 
> > hosts?
>
>
> The shim-mapped address. It'd be the only address the hosts would 
> reachable on.

In that case, if an inside host tries to contact the host (in the same 
site) which uses the proxy for shimming, all the packets would have to 
go via the proxy.

Extend this to a site with, say 20,000 hosts, starting to use the shim 
for multihoming benefits. They might be a bit surprised when all their 
internal traffic go through (a single) shim proxy which melts under the 
load.

   Erik

> > Seems like the hosts in the same site would want to see the regular 
> > IPv6 address the host picked, while other hosts need to see the shim 
> > assigned address.
>
>
> Nah, everyone would use shim. 'outside' hosts would need to speak shim.
>
> > Doesn't this mean that this approach requires a two-faced DNS for the 
> > site?
>
>
> Oof no :), anything but that.
>
> regards,