Re: ICMP REDIRECTs

really kuznet@ms2.inr.ac.ru (inr-linux-kernel@ms2.inr.ac.ru)
17 Apr 1996 17:09:23 +0400


Martin Mares (mj@k332.feld.cvut.cz) wrote:

: Wouldn't it be better to define a minimal time between two redirects
: sent to the same machine? If we don't it, we can simply wast a substantial
: part of network bandwidth by sending redirects for an each packet received
: from a misconfigured host. What do you think of it?

It is not only good, we must make it. It is one of RFC requirements.

Alexey Kuznetsov.