On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 04:08:40PM -0400, Peter Carney wrote:
> Hello,
>
>
>
> I am running the IPv6 Self Test version 1.4.14 for hosts and I am having
> trouble with test number 27: "Global Address Autoconfiguration and DAD
> (Host Only)".
>
>
>
> In this test (addr.p2/v6LC_3_2_1.seq) the script waits for a Router
> Solicitation from the NUT:
>
>
>
> #----- RA PHASE
> vLog("TN received DAD NS from NUT.");
> vLog("OK! Let's go ahead!");
The test did received a DAD (for LLA), so it assumes that
the LLA is assigned.
> %ret2=vRecv($IF,$SAA::wait_rs,0,0,RS_from_NUT,RS_from_NUT_wSLL);
>
> if ($ret2{status} != 0){
> vLog("Though TN had waited RS from NUT for $SAA::wait_rs,");
> vLog(" NUT seems not to send RS.");
> vLog(" Anyway TN is sending Unsolicited RA (Prefix=Global)");
> }else{
> vLog("TN received RS from NUT.");
> vLog("TN is sending RA (Prefix=Global)");
> }
>
>
>
> The problem that I am seeing is when the NUT sends the Router
> Solicitation with an unspecified source address.
>
>
>
> In section 4.1 of RFC 2461 it defines the Source Address of the Router
> Solicitation to be:
>
> "An IP address assigned to the sending interface, or the unspecified
> address if no address is assigned to the sending interface."
>
But at this time, you should have a valid address assigned, the Link Local
Address, so this address should be used.
Before waiting for the RS
>
>
> In 'addr.p2/RA_SAA.def', the 'RS_from_NUT' parameter is defined as:
>
> FEM_icmp6_rs(RS_from_NUT,_HETHER_nut2allrouters,
>
> {
>
> _SRC(nutv6());
>
> _DST(v6(_ALLROUTERS_MCAST_ADDR));
>
> HopLimit=255;
>
> },
>
> {
>
> }
>
> )
>
>
>
> Because of this, the Router Solicitation that the NUT sends that uses
> the unspecified address is not received and the test fails.
>
>
>
> Can you please confirm that this is a bug and provide a patch?
>
>
>
>
>
> Thank you,
>
> Peter Carney
> Development Engineer
> Treck Inc.
>
>
>
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