Date: Sun, 04 Apr 2010 20:15:55 -0700 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: sthaug@nethelp.no Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org, hrs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ipv6_enable Message-ID: <4BB955EB.9090000@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20100404.115158.74708010.sthaug@nethelp.no> References: <4BB7E224.6020508@FreeBSD.org> <20100404053352.E6F751CC13@ptavv.es.net> <20100404.184141.03733377.hrs@allbsd.org> <20100404.115158.74708010.sthaug@nethelp.no>
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On 04/04/10 02:51, sthaug@nethelp.no wrote: >> No, my intension is not to compare IPv4 and IPv6 here. We have never >> enable L3 address autoconfiguration without explicit configuration >> before. This is reasonable and should be kept for IPv6, too. > > Agree 100%. Having IPv6 SLAAC as the default is a bad idea. > > On the other hand, I *do* like a single rc.conf knob (ipv6_enable) for > the top level IPv6 functionality - even if it doesn't do a 100% job. Thanks for your response. Do you think the compromise that I suggested in my response to Kevin, enabling SLAAC for the interface if DHCP is in use for IPv4 is reasonable? Doug -- ... and that's just a little bit of history repeating. -- Propellerheads Improve the effectiveness of your Internet presence with a domain name makeover! http://SupersetSolutions.com/
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