Bug 1719 – IPv6 default state is set to not forward packets

Bug 1719 - IPv6 default state is set to not forward packets


Summary:	IPv6 default state is set to not forward packets

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Product:	ns-3
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	ipv6
Version:	ns-3-dev
Hardware:	All All

Importance:	P5 normal
Assigned To:	Tommaso Pecorella

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Reported:	2013-06-24 18:12 UTC by Tommaso Pecorella
Modified:	2013-07-02 17:12 UTC (History)
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Description Tommaso Pecorella 2013-06-24 18:12:31 UTC

IPv6 should be aligned with IPv4 default behaviour, as is to forward packets.

Comment 1 Tommaso Pecorella 2013-06-24 18:14:44 UTC

Fixed in changeset: 9854:1eaf04160c8a

Comment 2 Tommaso Pecorella 2013-07-02 17:12:23 UTC

For the records:

This change has been reverted, so the default Ipv6 state is to NOT forward packets. Routers should enable the forwarding manually.

The reason is that most of the IPv6 functions, like handling router advertisements and so on are strictly dependant on the forwarding state (and this is stated in the RFCs).

The *default* IPv6 stack state is to NOT forward packets, i.e., to be a HOST.