>However, when a packet from an "off-link" network is employed, the >sending node has no way of knowing where to send the packet, unless it >simply swaps the src and dst mac addresses, and uses the source address >of the packet as the destination addresses.
No, a node can just use the normal IPv6 send mechnisms to send a NA message. If the destination is off-link then the packet gets sent to the default router. Then, if the default router considers the destination on-link, it will forward the packet and send a redirect. The redirect should have a link layer address to allow the target host to send future traffic directly. _______________________________________________ freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
