Re: New draft on embedding the RP address in IPv6 multicast address

[Pekka Savola <pekkas@netcore.fi>]

On Wed, 16 Oct 2002, Bill Nickless wrote:
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> IPv6 suffers from the same problem; to wit, that IEEE 802 switches have to 
> now be re-engineered to interpret IPv6 MLD packets.

No: most switches by far work *just* fine.

Only if you want snooping features, or the switch uses a broken logic (see 
the issues draft) you have problems..
 
> Fix the unreasonable IGMPv3/MLD requirement for nominally IEEE 802 
> switches, and I'll bet you dollars to donuts that SSM will take off like a 
> rocket.

Most switches work fine as is I believe, though flooding the multicasts
all over the segment.. yet where is SSM?  I sure would like to have it..

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Pekka Savola                 "Tell me of difficulties surmounted,
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