> I'm not arguing for changing *all* of IPv6 away from EUI-64.
>
> I'm arguing *for* *allowing* choices of II format of EUI-64 *or* any
> other suitable unique II specific to the layer 2 medium.
making the host ("interface ID" in IPv6-speack) to be fixed length,
with bigger bitwidth, makes IPv6 address independent from the hardware
interface layer.
today, i see the following horror story a lot:
- use like /28 or something for an IPv4 subnet
- there are 15th computer installed, no room for the new computer
- renember and get /27
- repeat it with (prefix length + 1)
- repeat it with (prefix length + 2)
- ...
today the most expensive cost is the human labor cost. one less IT
guy = happier management level.
itojun
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