Date: Sun, 04 Apr 2010 23:14:57 -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: <4BB97FE1.6050702@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20100405.080158.74730374.sthaug@nethelp.no> References: <20100404.184141.03733377.hrs@allbsd.org> <20100404.115158.74708010.sthaug@nethelp.no> <4BB955EB.9090000@FreeBSD.org> <20100405.080158.74730374.sthaug@nethelp.no>
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On 04/04/10 23:01, 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? > > I think this is reasonable. However, I think it would also be worth > while to revisit this point when DHCPv6 has evolved to do a more > complete job (like assign a default gateway). Absolutely. That's why I wanted to add the [NO]RTADV knobs, so that you could combine them with DHCPv6 options. 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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