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Re: Missing IPv6 ICMPv6 Neighbor Solicitation with


From: Guy Harris <guy () alum mit edu>
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:07:03 -0800


On Feb 23, 2012, at 7:58 PM, Paul Sheer wrote:


   Paul> Would anyone consider adding this support to libpcap: i.e. a
   Paul> new member within pcap_opt ?

I think that it should probably just be on.
Principal of least surprise.

Here's why PACKET_MR_ALLMULTI is currently *not* turned on:

       https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=599857&group_id=53067&atid=469577

Well I personally would like it to be an extra option then.

And I wouldn't like it to be an option, but would rather have it be turned on unconditionally, just as Michael 
suggested, for the reasons stated in the rest of my message.

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