Hi Stephen, > STP requires that device goes into listen only mode when it starts up > (forwarding delay). > IPv6 requires Duplicate Address Detection when the device starts up. > > Therefore DAD interacts badly with STP.
excuse me if I don’t buy your “therefore”. You say that as if one could not use a bridge with spanning tree enabled with IPv6 on Linux, therefore failing a Debian etch (4.0) release goal. Just delay one (DAD, probably) until the other is finished should be an obvious fix. bye, //mirabilos -- tarent solutions GmbH Rochusstraße 2-4, D-53123 Bonn • http://www.tarent.de/ Tel: +49 228 54881-393 • Fax: +49 228 54881-235 HRB 5168 (AG Bonn) • USt-ID (VAT): DE122264941 Geschäftsführer: Dr. Stefan Barth, Kai Ebenrett, Boris Esser, Alexander Steeg
