Subject: Re: misc/3212: Source routing configuration problem
To: Kevin M. Lahey <kml@nas.nasa.gov>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 02/18/1997 14:49:50
On Mon, 17 Feb 1997 22:02:05 -0800 
 "Kevin M. Lahey" <kml@nas.nasa.gov> wrote:

 > I kind of liked the other idea in this pr, namely, adding an option
 > to discard source routed packets as they arrive, so that they don't
 > make it up the protocol stack.  RFC1122 explicitly states that
 > source routed packets MUST be handed up the protocol state, but
 > perhaps it was a product of a kinder and gentler age.  It would
 > be really easy to add 'net.inet.ip.acceptsrcrt'.
 > 
 > Would anyone object to such an addition?

I think adding the option is a fine idea...

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