[105484] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: IPv4 source routing options and IPv6 Type 0 Routing Header
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Joel Jaeggli)
Wed Jun 25 19:07:45 2008
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:07:23 -0700
From: Joel Jaeggli <joelja@bogus.com>
To: Fernando Gont <fernando@gont.com.ar>, NANOG list <nanog@nanog.org>
In-Reply-To: <200806250758.m5P7wen1027990@venus.xmundo.net>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces@nanog.org
Fernando Gont wrote:
> Hello, folks,
>
> Quite a few times it has been mentioned to me that some peering
> agreements require support for the IPv4 source routing options. I was
> wondering whether this is still the case for some ISPs, or it is not the
> case anymore.
I haven't observed it in the recent past. looking backwards I can see a
handfull of operators that did it (LSR) by policy everywhere in 2002.
> I was also wondering if it has ever been the case that IPv6 peering
> agreements have required support for Type 0 Routing Header and, if it
> has, whether that still happens nowadays. (I guess not, but....)
I think you'd be hardpressed to find an operator that would knowingly
honor rh(0) headers
> Thanks so much!
>
> Kind regards,
>
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> Fernando Gont
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