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Re: NIST IPv6 document


From: "Justin M. Streiner" <streiner () cluebyfour org>
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 10:12:04 -0500 (EST)

On Thu, 6 Jan 2011, Jeff Wheeler wrote:

On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 8:47 PM, Owen DeLong <owen () delong com> wrote:
1.      Block packets destined for your point-to-point links at your
       borders. There's no legitimate reason someone should be

Most networks do not do this today.  Whether or not that is wise is
questionable, but I don't think those networks want NDP to be the
reason they choose to make this change.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't blocking all traffic destined for your infrastructure at the borders also play havoc with PTMUD? Limiting the traffic allowed to just the necessary types would seem like a reasonable alternative.

jms

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