On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 7:03 AM, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 6:58 AM, Ben Scott <[email protected]> wrote: >> With IPv6, the DHCP server *could* configure its own address via SLAAC, and >> then just hand out DHCP options (like DNS servers) when asked. > > True, but it's all too easy to setup the first address ...
Oh, I'm not saying it would be a good idea to do that. Note that doesn't mean I'm saying it *wouldn't* be a good idea, either. Myself, I'm talking purely theory at this point. I don't know enough about IPv6 to start advocating any particular practice, and I expect IPv6 hasn't seen enough real-world usage to have really solid best practices in the first place. But I would be surprised if there aren't some factions which advocate SLAAC for *all* hosts no matter what. Then there are those who fear SLAAC because it puts an identifier which could potentially follow you anywhere in the world in your IP address (your NIC's MAC address). -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
