* gentoo-u...@c-14.de: > The easiest option is if you're using stateful DHCPv6. In this case > you just need to set up your dhcp server to notify your dns server of > any new leases.
That's what you consider "the easiest option"? ;-) I usually ask the following of people starting with IPv6: Do you really need fixed names for all nodes, or is this more of a reflex? In my experience, home networks can usually run with only a few fixed addresses (or rather name-to-address mappings). An old printer might need a fixed address. A multimedia server will broadcast its services and often does not need a fixed address. Neither do various smart- phones. The router might need one, if it has a web UI. Something like this might be enough: # /etc/hosts fd67:1:2:3::1 router.local router fd67:1:2:3::2 printer.local printer fd67:1:2:3::/64 is a random ULA prefix, pretty much an equivalent of 10.0.0.0/8 but much larger. Just assign a fixed ULA address to nodes that *really* need it and share /etc/hosts across your nodes. That, to me, is an easier option than setting up DHCPv6 and a DNS server, both of which need to support dynamic DNS updates. Depending on your environment, "ping6 somename.local" might work without any manual configuration at all, as I mentioned in my previous message. -Ralph
