Marc Herbert <marc.herb...@gmail.com> writes: > 2010/11/5 Robert Moskowitz <r...@htt-consult.com>: >> It is the principle of the thing. Yes, if I am changing my prefix I have to >> change the DNS. But if I am only changing the hardware, why am I having to >> change the DNS? > > Because IPv4 and IPv6 addresses point to network interfaces, not > hosts. Unlike DECNet addresses for instance.
Sure, but in IPv4 there is no implicit tie from the hardware MAC address to the IP address; you have to arp to see who has it. Also, if you change the physical hardware (get a new MAC address) you can still get the same IP address assigned to you. So the IPv4 address is *NOT* tied to the Mac (hardware) address. I believe that Robert is asking for similar functionality in NM's support for v4. Unfortunately I'm not at the IETF this week so I cannot go ask people myself on Bob's behalf. -derek -- Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board (SIPB) URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/ PP-ASEL-IA N1NWH warl...@mit.edu PGP key available _______________________________________________ networkmanager-list mailing list networkmanager-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list