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Date:      Thu, 13 Jun 2024 11:01:22 -0700 (PDT)
From:      "Rodney W. Grimes" <freebsd-rwg@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net>
To:        Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        "Rodney W. Grimes" <freebsd-rwg@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net>, freebsd-net@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Discarding inbound ICMP REDIRECT by default
Message-ID:  <202406131801.45DI1MZu045631@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net>
In-Reply-To: <CAPyFy2AqSzrwz3rHg68Soztkr2yGgVUJL4AEdP9HcBLfbMyZrA@mail.gmail.com>

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> On Thu, 13 Jun 2024 at 09:39, Rodney W. Grimes
> <freebsd-rwg@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> wrote:
> >
> > Discarding ICMP redirects on a internet host is non-conformant with
> > STD-3 via rfc-1122.  Processing of ICMP rediects is a MUST for hosts.
> 
> In that case our default of "auto" is non-conformant if you have a
> routing daemon.

NO, because then your not subject to rfc-1122 as your now a router,
not a host.

-- 
Rod Grimes                                                 rgrimes@freebsd.org



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