Hi, Subramani.
Please try <http://www.tahi.org/logo/release/Self_Test_1-4-9.tgz>.
Talking about IPv6 Core Protocols, it is the newest.
Regards,
On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 10:40:57 -0600
"Swaminadhan, Subramani" <subramani_swaminadhan@mentor.com> wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I am currently testing RFC4443 changes to ICMPv6 using the TAHI IPv6
> Conformance Test for ICMPv6 Phase 1 (Tool Version 3.0.12, Test Program
> Version 2.1.1). The test keeps failing on ICMPv6 Route Unreachable
> (Test #6) when trying to determine if the NUT sends a valid Destination
> Unreachable (code 0).
>
> The sequence log for this test shows the following:
> Start
> Initialization
> Start Caputring Packets (Link0)
> Send Echo Request (Link-local address)
> Receive Echo Reply (Link-local address)
> TN created the entry of TN's link-local address to Neighbor cache of
> NUT.
> Send Echo Request (Global address)
> Receive Echo Reply (Global address)
> TN created the entry of TN's global address to Neighbor cache of
> NUT.
> Test
> Send Echo Request to an offlink host
> recv unexpected packet (ICMPv6 Neighbor Solicitation)
> recv unexpected packet (ICMPv6 Neighbor Solicitation)
> recv unexpected packet (ICMPv6 Neighbor Solicitation)
> recv unexpected packet (ICMPv6 Dst Unreach Code 3)
>
>
> RFC 2461 specifies:
> Next-hop determination for a given unicast destination operates as
> follows. The sender performs a longest prefix match against the
> Prefix List to determine whether the packet's destination is on- or
> off-link. If the destination is on-link, the next-hop address is the
> same as the packet's destination address. Otherwise, the sender
> selects a router from the Default Router List (following the rules
> described in Section 6.3.6). If the Default Router List is empty,
> the sender assumes that the destination is on-link.
>
> Going by the above RFC, the IPv6 stack always tries to find a route by
> sending Neighbor Solicitations out of the same interface where a packet
> destined to an off-link host arrived. I would like to know why the TAHI
> Test Suite thinks sending this NS packet is illegal. Can someone help
> me determine where the problem is?
>
> Thanks,
> Subramani
>
>
>
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