Re: IPv6 address assignment for strictly point-to-point links and Device Loopbacks

2012-09-21 Thread TJ
is no better than anyone else’s. Again, agreed - but if I can, with relative ease, mitigate a potential source of that problem I'll take it :). On 21/09/2012, at 10:02 PM, TJ trej...@gmail.com wrote: WRT Point-to-point links (only, any multi-access link REALLY should be a /64): For those

Re: Question about the link-local addresses

2011-03-05 Thread TJ
being if you're in fe80::/10, you're link local, but addresses outside fe80::/64 are reserved. Exactly right, IMHO. Link local unicast (generic, that is - any link-scoped uni) vs link local addresses (specific, the ones required* to be on an interface) /TJ

Re: [BULK] Re: draft-yhb-6man-slaac-improvement-00

2011-03-03 Thread TJ
/60s ... but never a /64. If you know of any /64ers, please name-and-shame them - or atleast push them to start thinking more clearly! /TJ IETF IPv6 working group mailing list ipv6@ietf.org Administrative Requests: https

Re: draft-yhb-6man-slaac-improvement-00

2011-03-02 Thread TJ
wrong ... (and welcome the conversation!) /TJ IETF IPv6 working group mailing list ipv6@ietf.org Administrative Requests: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6

Re: question about solicited node multicast addresses

2011-03-01 Thread TJ
addresses). Factoring reality in to any decision typically yields better results, yes? More importantly - what problem are you really trying to solve? Do you expect to have lots of collisions in this 24 bit space on a given link? /TJ

Re: Ugly hack on DNS

2010-03-31 Thread TJ
-- /TJ IETF IPv6 working group mailing list ipv6@ietf.org Administrative Requests: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6

Re: Multiple Prefixes in RA

2009-10-01 Thread TJ
Off the top of my head: A link that has multiple prefixes assigned to it; perhaps a Global and a ULA or simply multiple Globals ... /TJ On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 8:00 AM, Vijayrajan ranganathan vija...@gmail.comwrote: Hi, Perhaps a naive question, but can somebody mention some practical use

RE: [dhcwg] Brokenness of specs w.r.t. client behavior with MO bits

2008-10-18 Thread TJ
an equivalent approach is to extend RS/RA ... Just FWIW - IMHO that would be better than the deprecation of RAs. (Although I personally am OK with both RAs and DHCPv6 ... I think we just could use a cleaner definition of the M O bits and how the hosts act on them) /TJ -Original Message

RE: [dhcwg] Brokenness of specs w.r.t. client behavior with MO bits

2008-10-17 Thread TJ
have a consistent, well defined behavior. Am I missing anything fundamental here? /TJ PS - I totally agree with Iljitsch's the amount of people that complain that IPv6 changes too much seems to be about the same as those that complain that IPv6 doesn't change enough so my guess is that they got

RE: what problem is solved by proscribing non-64 bit prefixes?

2008-10-02 Thread TJ
be developed that needs all those host bits (or, atleast - needs more than we expect ... think things like per-sessions IP addresses and such 'craziness' :) ) Thanks! /TJ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dunn, Jeffrey H. Sent: Wednesday

RE: what problem is solved by proscribing non-64 bit prefixes?

2008-10-02 Thread TJ
to /64s and thus -requiring- (versus enabling) you to do this type of subnetting)) /TJ -Original Message- From: Dunn, Jeffrey H. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 11:11 PM To: Brian Dickson; TJ Cc: IETF IPv6 Mailing List; Dunn, Jeffrey H.; [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: what problem is solved by proscribing non-64 bit prefixes?

2008-10-02 Thread TJ
-Original Message- From: Brian Dickson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: what problem is solved by proscribing non-64 bit prefixes? The problem, fundamentally, is one's position in a hierarchy (of IPv6 assignments or pd's). In many markets, there is a (very) limited pool of ISPs (let

RE: what problem is solved by proscribing non-64 bit prefixes?

2008-10-02 Thread TJ
that one and only one subnet is needed * /56 for small sites, those expected to need only a few subnets over the next 5 years. * /48 for larger sites To place a preference on the /56s, or to de-pref the /64s ... or something? /TJ

RE: what problem is solved by proscribing non-64 bit prefixes?

2008-10-02 Thread TJ
to work ... /TJ -Original Message- From: Dunn, Jeffrey H. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 12:00 PM To: TJ; ipv6@ietf.org Cc: Dunn, Jeffrey H.; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: what problem is solved by proscribing non-64 bit prefixes? TJ, I understand that you do

RE: what problem is solved by proscribing non-64 bit prefixes?

2008-10-01 Thread TJ
base (nic'ed from another mail in this thread) ... the IETF says that is fine, they should simply request the space. Some have already done so. ((This concern is exactly why ARIN recommends /56s. Problem solved?)) /TJ PS - fairly late reminder, the v4v6Coexistence interim meeting is ongoing

RE: what problem is solved by proscribing non-64 bit prefixes?

2008-10-01 Thread TJ
allocation methodology, future scalability concerns, etc. No bits lost, yes? /TJ IETF IPv6 working group mailing list ipv6@ietf.org Administrative Requests: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6

RE: what problem is solved by proscribing non-64 bit prefixes?

2008-10-01 Thread TJ
sure this has been discussed repeatedly during the last 15 years) I hope that clarifies my position (and it is just that - me, speaking for myself :) ). /TJ -Original Message- From: Dunn, Jeffrey H. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 10:08 AM To: TJ; ipv6@ietf.org

RE: the IPv6 Ethernet lost bits - fffe

2008-10-01 Thread TJ
Exactly - (IMHO) reserving bits to ensure more widespread compatibility, future scalability, etc. is not a loss ... in fact, I am glad we have the bits to (cough) lose in order to accomplish those goals! /TJ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf

RE: the IPv6 Ethernet lost bits - fffe

2008-10-01 Thread TJ
when I say (IMHO) we are past the point of feasibly changing this boundary. (Not saying we couldn't do it, just that (IMHO) the concerns/problems outweigh the benefits) /TJ IETF IPv6 working group mailing list ipv6@ietf.org

RE: what problem is solved by proscribing non-64 bit prefixes?

2008-10-01 Thread TJ
deployment. ) /TJ IETF IPv6 working group mailing list ipv6@ietf.org Administrative Requests: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6

RE: Why would anyone want to use a 64 bit interface identifier? (was: what problem is solved by proscribing non-64 bit prefixes?)

2008-10-01 Thread TJ
be debated, but the real point is - again - that this assumption has been baked-in to so many things that changing it is (yes, still IMHO) a Bad Thing. /TJ IETF IPv6 working group mailing list ipv6@ietf.org Administrative

RE: Why would anyone want to use a 64 bit interface identifier?

2008-10-01 Thread TJ
... It's actually a bit ironic, one of IPv6's strengths is it's extensibility :). /TJ -Original Message- From: Alexandru Petrescu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 12:57 PM To: TJ Cc: 'IETF IPv6 Mailing List' Subject: Re: Why would anyone want to use a 64 bit

RE: what problem is solved by proscribing non-64 bit prefixes?

2008-10-01 Thread TJ
- sporting SLAAC, maybe Stateless DHCPv6 as well? A healthy dose of stateful IPv6 firewalling, for those so inclined. Oh, and probably the same IPv4/NAT/FW we all know and love. Winner. /TJ IETF IPv6 working group mailing list

RE: what problem is solved by proscribing non-64 bit prefixes?

2008-09-30 Thread TJ
- but always be sure the client understands the operational pain they are about to sign up for in many cases. /TJ IETF IPv6 working group mailing list ipv6@ietf.org Administrative Requests: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6

RE: HOW To BLOCK IPv6 ADDRESSES in Windows XP

2008-04-16 Thread TJ
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490861.aspx works just fine for me ... now ... ? /TJ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of tom.petch Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 12:25 PM To: Christian Huitema; ather zaidi; ipv6@ietf.org

RE: Network Scanning

2008-04-04 Thread TJ
?? ping6 ff02::1 Which should make every single host on a link answer to it. For the rest, read the excellent paper by Steven M. Bellovin: http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb/papers/v6worms.pdf Greets, Jeroen /TJ

RE: Checksum in IPv6 header

2008-01-30 Thread TJ
already does it . back in the day, presumably this was a performance benefit. Now it is one less ASIC (or fewer lines of code burned into an ASIC) needed J. Thanks! /TJ http://facebook.tjevans.net/ From: Rahim Choudhary [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 5:04 PM

RE: Checksum in IPv6 header

2008-01-30 Thread TJ
already does it . back in the day, presumably this was a performance benefit. Now it is one less ASIC (or fewer lines of code burned into an ASIC) needed J. Thanks! /TJ http://facebook.tjevans.net/ From: Rahim Choudhary [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 5:04 PM

RE: History of autoconfig RFCs and siblings, please?

2007-08-29 Thread TJ
it then ... without breaking all of the then-current networks/implementations ... reasonable? For my $.02 (or less) - yes, I think it is just a bit late to revisit the whole /64 or no /64 now ... /TJ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday

RE: New Routing Header!!!

2007-08-29 Thread TJ
Rough guess - ISPs don't like the prospect of having to look at/for ext hdrs of every packet ... /TJ (mobile) -Original Message- From: Manfredi, Albert E [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Brian E Carpenter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; IPv6 WG ipv6@ietf.org Sent: 8/29/07 4:35 PM Subject

RE: I-D ACTION:draft-ietf-ipv6-ula-central-02.txt

2007-07-01 Thread TJ
? 5) Note that this does not preclude, nor prevent, PI (micro)allocations or any other RIR-based allocation scheme/effort ... and that specifically, these ULA-C addresses are not meant to be globally routable (nor to be seen as cheap PI address space). ... just more thoughts ... /TJ

RE: draft-ietf-ipv6-deprecate-rh0-01-candidate-01

2007-06-15 Thread TJ
Optimization? Or should we fail open - permit them, including potentially malicious Type0s? I know that to date my recommendation has been to fail closed, block them all if you can't be more specific ... /TJ (Yes - I agree, the right answer is to upgrade to something that can be more

Re: Revising Centrally Assigned ULA draft

2007-06-15 Thread TJ
the participation of an Internet Society organization? If it isn't our problem then the original ULA RFC shouldn't have made the provision at all. They (correctly, IMHO) did make a provision for globally unique ULAs (ULA-C), so actually making these usable / real is, in fact, our problem. /TJ

RE: draft-ietf-ipv6-deprecate-rh0-01-candidate-01

2007-06-15 Thread TJ
of doing more granular filtering ... but this isn't just a hypothetical situation :)) /TJ -Original Message- From: Guillaume Valadon / ギョーム バラドン [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 08:29 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: 'IETF IPv6 Mailing List' Subject: Re: draft-ietf-ipv6

RE: Revising Centrally Assigned ULA draft

2007-06-12 Thread TJ
in the DFZ - of course not, this is private address space. (Except maybe to black-hole them ,that is) /TJ IETF IPv6 working group mailing list ipv6@ietf.org Administrative Requests: https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6

RE: Revising Centrally Assigned ULA draft

2007-06-12 Thread TJ
have to go to ask anything of anyone! Isn't the whole point of ULA-C that you do, in fact, need to ask someone? /TJ IETF IPv6 working group mailing list ipv6@ietf.org Administrative Requests: https://www1.ietf.org/mailman

RE: reg: DHCPv6 servers

2007-01-19 Thread TJ
Please add me to the 'interested' list. Thanks! /TJ (mobile) -Original Message- From: Tim Enos [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Paul Vixie [EMAIL PROTECTED]; ipv6@ietf.org Sent: 01/19/07 14:42 Subject: Re: reg: DHCPv6 servers Hi Paul, From: Paul Vixie [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/01/18 Thu PM 01