On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 07:16, Ben Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > 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
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