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Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 10:55:56 +0200 (EET)
From: Pekka Savola <pekkas@netcore.fi>
To: Noriaki Takamiya <takamiya@po.ntts.co.jp>
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Subject: Re: [PATCHSET] Mobile IPv6 for 2.5.43
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On Thu, 31 Oct 2002, Noriaki Takamiya wrote:
> (2) Avoiding Netfilter Hooks
> 	In your imprementation HA uses netfilter to intercept packets
> 	sent to MN. We think it is costy so we have a suggestion to
> 	use FIB structure to forward packets to MN. Bacause we think
> 	forwarding packets from HA to MN is FORWARDING, not FILTERING.
> 	We think the kernel maintainers may prefer such a manner using
> 	FIB structure for forwarding.

Sounds sensible.
 
> (7) Source Address Selection of MN
> 	When host acts as MN, your implementation always select HoA as the
> 	source address. The source address should be a CoA. 

No, draft-ietf-ipv6-default-addr-select-09.txt Rule 4 says home addresses 
should be preferred, except via a possible API interaction.

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Pekka Savola                 "Tell me of difficulties surmounted,
Netcore Oy                   not those you stumble over and fall"
Systems. Networks. Security.  -- Robert Jordan: A Crown of Swords

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