On Tue, 2003-03-25 at 04:27, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> it makes more sense when rules are simpler. if you always perform DAD
> you can always ensure there's no duplicate. even if machine A is
> autoconfigured with prefix P::/64 and DAD-safe link-local address
> fe80::ID, the other end could configure P:ID intentionally.
It would be more efficient to always do DAD with the link-local prefix
rather than full address, and just ensure that each IID is owned by a
single machine. I.e., if you configure P:ID, do dad with FE80:ID (unless
already done) and defend all X:ID.
MikaL
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