On Tue, Jun 28, 2005 at 08:29:52PM +0200, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > On Tue, Jun 28, 2005 at 11:06:31AM -0700, Marc Singer wrote: > > I've read many threads on the DNS including an extended one from 1999. > > As far as I can tell, there doesn't seem to have been a consensus > > about how to handle dynamic updates to DNS from autoconfigured hosts. > > It isn't important to me that I have reverse lookups, nor do I even > > care if I have to use stateful configuration. I'm just not seeing all > > of the pieces. > > > > o Is there a DHCPv6 server running on Debian? > > Not that I know of. > > > o Is there a dynamic DNS update mechanism is place for > > stateless-autoconfigured hosts? > > Not that I know of. However, seen the fact that MAC addresses don't > usually change, I'd say it's fair to assume your autoconfigured hosts > won't, either -- unless you use the privacy extensions, which I > personally don't.
Fair enough. I've known that that was one option. > I manage them as if they were configured statically. I've always used DHCP to configure addresses, including static ones. It makes it a heck of a lot easier to manage the network. DHCP's MAC->IP mappings are a boon. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
