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Re: Non-fragmented ICMPv6 packets with an IPv6 fragment header

To: ric@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Non-fragmented ICMPv6 packets with an IPv6 fragment header
From: kuznet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2000 22:29:26 +0400 (MSK DST)
Cc: netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: <nuvh1fprgh.fsf@ric.tbit.dk> from "Richard Jørgensen" at Apr 18, 0 04:13:36 pm
Sender: owner-netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx
Hello!

> Linux IPv6 stack seems to have a problem receiving ICMP6 packets, if
> the IPv6 packet contain a fragment header, but is not fragmentet
> (i.e. the entire packet is in _one_ fragment.

Yes... They are never "reassembled". Thank you, it will be fixed soon.


> It seems only to be a problem with ICMP6 - having an "unused" fragment
> header in a TCP-packet does not seem to give any problems.

It is impossible. Please, check this more creafully.
Probably, it indicates some another bug.

Alexey

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