On Thu, 2007-01-11 at 17:53 +0000, Paul Vixie wrote: > > My question to Paul Vixie: > > > > > you'll also have to cope with networks that aren't using EUI64 or for that > > > matter aren't using a 64-bit netmask. > > > > Is this an important limitation? (I'm asking the question) > > i think so, but it's a subjective matter. we're funded to do some early > DHCPv6 work at the moment, showing that at least one large company in the > world doesn't think stateless autoconfig is the right way to go. i think > there's also reason to believe that the "/64 per LAN" ideology might be > tied to the stateless autoconfig ideology. (DHCPv6 and /112's work fine.) >
Yes I'm from mobile/stateless school :-) > > > you'll have to cope with hash collisions, however improbable they may be. > > > > Fortunately, there is no problem with that. If a given name-based address > > was accidentally configured the query will be silently dropped. > > that sounds like a problem, to me. why isn't it a problem? Quick reminder: The responder configured IPv6 address from hash(name). The query is sent to that unicast address. For example John wants to reach Carol. But Carol isn't here. Instead there is David. And accidentally hash(Carol)=hash(David). The DNS query(Carol) will be received by David. David can silently drop it. Or he can respond: I'm not Carol. I missed something? Thanks pars > > > L2 broadcast will have to work in order to support ARP. if your L2 does > > > not support broadcast at all then i don't know what to suggest beyond some > > > kind of distinguished destination address that operates a location > > > brokerage for other services. if your L2 supports broadcast but at > > > significant power cost then i suggest we revive bmanning's old DNS > > > DISCOVER proposal. > > > > I have no problem with that. > > yo, bill! -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPv6 working group mailing list ipv6@ietf.org Administrative Requests: https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 --------------------------------------------------------------------
