Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 14:42:54 +0900
From: Mitsuru Chinen <mitch@jp.ibm.com>
Subject: [users:00245] Re: Doubts with IPv6 protocol
To: PRAMENDRA SINGH <parma_it@rediffmail.com>
Cc: users <users@tahi.org>
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Hi,

As the purpose of this mailing list is about TAHI tools,
I think you should post this kind of question (regarding IPv6
protocol itself) toward the more suitable mailing list.

I recommend you "The IPv6 Users Mailing List"
   http://www.ipv6.org/mailing-lists.html

Best Regards,
-- 
Mitsuru Chinen <mitch@jp.ibm.com>


PRAMENDRA SINGH wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have two doubts with IPv6 protocol (RFC 2461 and RFC 2462)
> 
> 1. If the advertized router lifetime (in RA message) has expired 
> and the host don't have any other routers in defalult
> router list, what is the next action taken by the host? does it 
> starts sending RS message again?
> 
> 2. if the advertized valid lifetime( in Prefix option in RA 
> message) expires for the prefix stored at host. what happens to the
> address derived by this prefix? does the host again starts sending
> RS to receive new prefixes (or to update the valid lifetime), if it
> has only one prefix in its prefix list?
> 
> 
> Thanks for your response in advance
> 
> Pramendra Singh
> L&T Infotech Ltd