IPv6 SLAAC address preferred over static one as source address
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Quoted 5 lines · On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 09:00:25 +0000, [email protected]…
The script posted at:
http://www.davidc.net/networking/ipv6-source-address-selection-linux
to mark the addresses as deprecated.
That requires you to know the SLAAC address (and thus the MAC address) in advance, so not always applicable. It's also no longer "stateless auto configuration" if you have to hardcode the address in your startup config.
Geert
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David Miller
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Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:11:15 +0200
Quoted 10 lines · On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 09:00:25 +0000, [email protected]…
Quoted 5 lines
The script posted at:
http://www.davidc.net/networking/ipv6-source-address-selection-linux
to mark the addresses as deprecated.
That requires you to know the SLAAC address (and thus the MAC address) in advance, so not always applicable. It's also no longer "stateless auto configuration" if you have to hardcode the address in your startup config.
I said there was an existing workaround, I did not say it was perfect.
And in that context it's reasonable for me to require real guidance from the IETF before we make a change.