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Re: Disabling temporary addresses by default?

Jared Mauch <jared@puck.nether.net> Sun, 02 February 2020 08:04 UTC

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Subject: Re: Disabling temporary addresses by default?
From: Jared Mauch <jared@puck.nether.net>
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They are also useful and needed when debugging hashing or 802.3ad related issues. To debug the flow hash you often need stable addresses which are not easily changed or provided by the average user who just expects the technology to work. 

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> On Feb 1, 2020, at 4:24 PM, Gyan Mishra <hayabusagsm@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Stable random IPv6 address works best to meet the objective of an enterprise.

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