IPv6 Extension Headers

[Brooks Davis]

On Wed, Jun 29, 2005 at 11:10:50AM +0530, Srinivas Goud wrote:
> Hello All, 
> I am new bee to this group.  
> I am working on IPv6 Extension headers.  I am confused with freeBSD
> implementation and RFC2460 specification for Destination options.
> 
> My interpretation from RFC2460 is that,  If a packet consists of
> hop-by-hop and destination extension headers, destination header
> should be inserted inside AH.
> i.e., hop + AH + dst.
> 
> But freeBSD implementation is the other way,
> i.e., hop + dst + AH.
> 
> which is the correct way of implementation according to RFC2460? Please
> let me know, if my interpretation is wrong.
> 
> Also, let me know AH insertion place in the following cases.
> 1. hop + dst 
> 2. hop + dst + route
> 3. hop + dst + route + dst
> 4. hop + dst + dst
> 5. hop + dst + dst + route + route
> 6. hop + dst + dst + route + route + dst + dst
> 7. hop + dst + dst + route + dst + route + dst + dst
> 
> Any help/suggestion is greatly appreciated.

The FreeBSD IPv6 implementation largly provided by the KAME project
(www.kame.net), you might have better luck addressing your question to
them.

-- Brooks

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