> > I'm not clear how the specified mechanism would work with address
> > autoconfiguration.  Would EAP be encapsulated within an RS/RA exchange?
> No, even if the IP address is not delivered over DHCP the rest of the
> CPE configuration will be. When DHCP v6 is done to configure the CPE and
> EAP can be done.  I think in all probability the concept of addressing

So, you'll let link-local and global address configuration before access
authentication. What you have been arguing against with PANA is what you are
suggesting here.

> CPE's with address autoconfiguration will not be part of the
> architecture as it is hard to picture how one is going to protect
> resources and hosts in the layer 2 infrastructure, revoke service etc,
> when hosts can choose any IP address themselves without per CPE
> constraints but either way one can still run DHCP v6.

And how about on the PCs? Did you notice that Windows XP does not support
DHCPv6?

Alper


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