(usagi-users 00441) Re: IPv6: Autoconfiguring routers

[Pekka Savola <pekkas@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 27 Apr 2001 itojun@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> >If IP forwarding is enabled (e.g. router), _default route_ definitely
> >should not be autoconfigured, but I see no reason why the announced prefix
> >+ link-local suffix couldn't be combined to form one of the interface
> >addresses (on routers, all interfaces additionally probably have manually
> >assigned addresses too).
>
> 	RFC2462 talks about "host" autoconfiguration.  autoconfiguration
> 	of a router is outside of the scope of the document.  so i don't
> 	agree with you on "no reason why..." portion.
>
> 	btw, if all of your routers on the link is to be autoconfigured,
> 	how can you autoconfigure them??? :-)

Perhaps I was being imprecise or used 'autoconfiguration' the wrong way.

What I meant, is a mechanism for routers to add address like:

          inet6 addr: 3ffe:2620:1:4:200:f8ff:fe08:3e0d/64 Scope:Global

in the interface configuration if they/some other router on the link is
advertising prefix 3ffe:2620:1:4::/64.

(As it is, you manually configure e.g. 3ffe:2620:1:4::1/64, but this
would be in addition to that).

Or is this viewed as a redundant address (link local could be used
instead where you know ll-adresses)?

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Pekka Savola                  "Tell me of difficulties surmounted,
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