> From: Michel Py [michel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > > I'm no expert in this, but isn't this what ICMP Redirect messages > > are for? Aren't routers required to generate them in these cases? > > Unfortunately, ICMP redirects are often broken. It is a well-known issue > that the introduction of Windows XP SP2 (a while ago) and the Windows > Firewall did that. Someone says, We should have a mechanism to do X! I reply, We already have a mechanism that does X. Someone says, Many deployed systems don't implement that mechanism correctly. It seems that the answer is to fix the deployed systems, rather than designing a new mechanism. Dale _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf