Dear diary, on Fri, Mar 08, 2002 at 01:48:28PM CET, I got a letter,
where Jan Oravec <jan.oravec@xxxxxxxx> told me, that...
> Hello,
>
> In function addrconf_rs_timer, the code increases ifp->probes, but it's
> never reset (except DAD). That is probably causing that neighbor
> solicitation doesn't work correctly and in order to use IGP routing daemons
> (e.g. OSPFv3 included in 'zebra' package), it must work, otherwise OSPF
> daemons are not able to connect, because their packets are not delivered
> because router doesn't receive neighbor solicitation response.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> --
> Jan Oravec
> project coordinator
> XS26 - 'Access to IPv6'
> jan.oravec@xxxxxxxx
In order to clarify this even a bit more - it will try to send the neigh sol
three times (or whatever arbitrary number is set for the interface), and if it
will fail, it will never try to resend it once more.
Tested on linux-2.4.18 (non-usagi).
Kind regards,
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Petr "Pasky" Baudis
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