Re: IPv6 Router Solicitation Send

["Dutta Dwaip" <dwaipayand%gmail.com@localhost>]

Yes, I was looking for some function like rs_output() which would be
called when interface comes up (or other conditions as described in
RFC). But looks like, such
implementation is not there.
Is there any specific reason for not having it as part of Kernel? RFC
marks router solicitation requirement  as "SHOULD" .
Does this mean that most of the IPV6 implementation at hosts doesn't
send router solicitation by default when interface comes UP?


Thanks,
DD


On 3/1/08, Trevor Talbot <quension%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
> On 2/29/08, JINMEI Tatuya / 神明達哉 <jinmei%wide.ad.jp@localhost> wrote:
> > At Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:22:35 +0530,
> > "Dutta Dwaip" <dwaipayand%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
>
> >  > I am working on a IPv6 project and trying to find code for Router
> >  > solicitation for hosts in NetBSD source code as per RFC 2461.
> >  >
> >  > However I couldn't find source code for sending router solicitation
> >  > when interface comes UP. Is this not implemented in NetBSD?
>
> > I'd think /usr/sbin/rtsold does the job you described, but do you mean
> >  it doesn't meet your requirement?
>
> I think he was looking for it in kernel. Having basic functionality
> like that implemented as a userland application is not really
> intuitive for many people.
>