On Tue, 17 May 2005 14:48:23 +0900 giuseppe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In IPv6 stateless address autoconfiguration, how is it possible that the > generated address could be duplicated? > The MAC that host appends to the link prefix is unique, isn't it? Not necessarily, a mistake could have been made during manufacturer assignment of serial numbers, or a net admin could make a mistake if they choose to use locally assigned MAC addresses. A few examples of this happening were raised on this ML a while back, the thread can be accessed here : http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg12198.html Regards, Mark. -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPv6 working group mailing list [email protected] Administrative Requests: https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 --------------------------------------------------------------------
