From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 24 17:02:09 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 21CF216A4E1; Thu, 24 Aug 2006 17:02:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fli+freebsd-net@shapeshifter.se) Received: from mx1.h3q.net (manticore.shapeshifter.se [212.37.5.30]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7F7E543D45; Thu, 24 Aug 2006 17:02:08 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from fli+freebsd-net@shapeshifter.se) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mx1.h3q.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0264B1A78D; Thu, 24 Aug 2006 19:02:07 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mx1.h3q.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mx1.h3q.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 31517-04; Thu, 24 Aug 2006 19:02:06 +0200 (CEST) Received: from [192.168.1.100] (217-208-33-252-o926.tbon.telia.com [217.208.33.252]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.h3q.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 09A191A751; Thu, 24 Aug 2006 19:02:05 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <44EDDB8C.9090504@shapeshifter.se> Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 19:02:04 +0200 From: Fredrik Lindberg User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.4 (X11/20060727) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Pat Lashley References: <44EA1926.2000501@shapeshifter.se> <9C04919EE684029A410DE208@garrett.local> <44EAC40E.9000904@shapeshifter.se> <3E654CC0217F90E20FCD806E@garrett.local> <44EC90B7.6090908@shapeshifter.se> <44ECB0F2.9040300@FreeBSD.org> <20060823212110.GD27961@lor.one-eyed-alien.net> <20060823221835.GA28978@lor.one-eyed-alien.net> <23D2619F6BACE4E728178EE5@garrett.local> <44ED3BD1.3030206@shapeshifter.se> <44EDA9A5.2050108@shapeshifter.se> <44EDBDD0.4050000@shapeshifter.se> <7CC9AC69410B69EBD31122E4@garrett.local> In-Reply-To: <7CC9AC69410B69EBD31122E4@garrett.local> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at h3q.net Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org, Doug Barton Subject: Re: Zeroconfig and Multicast DNS X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 17:02:09 -0000 Pat Lashley wrote: > > But the whole 'direct communication between LLA and non-LLA on the same > link' discussion is really a side issue. It should only come up for us > in a scenario where we want to have a completely zeroconf FreeBSD > machine (using LLA) in an environment with non-LLA machines. If the > FreeBSD machine is getting a static or DHCP address and wants to talk to > LLA machines; then it should also also obtain an LLA address as an alias > so that it can readily talk to both subnets. (This is one of the reasons > that I'm campaigning so strongly for doing the LLA addresses as an alias > even if there is some other address available.) > Ok, that was just what I wanted to hear. Seems like we have talked around each other. If you want to communicate with an LLA host, fine, obtain an LLA address otherwise take a hike. My LLA implementation already does this..it never removes an address from a interface it didn't set itself, and it always sets address as aliases. There is also an option to force it to assign (as an alias) a LLA address even if the interface is already is configured with another address. Fredrik Lindberg