Re: Why /64

Jeroen Massar <jeroen@massar.ch> Mon, 28 October 2013 08:55 UTC

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On 2013-10-28 09:50, Lorenzo Colitti wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 5:49 PM, Jeroen Massar <jeroen@massar.ch
> <mailto:jeroen@massar.ch>> wrote:
> 
>     I am NOT arguing that a /64 should go the way of the dodo.
>     I am only stating that this "IPv6 Privacy Address" thing is a myth.
> 
> 
> Can you do so on another thread, please? This thread is about /64.

You do realize that YOU made that point right?

>From your message on 27 Oct 2013 17:55:00 +0900:
http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/ipv6/current/msg19238.html

> I think the split /64 extremely useful because it provides a minimum
> size assignment that makes autoconfiguration easy, allows privacy,
> and gives users the capability to number multiple applications or
> multiple devices without having to use NAT.

As you wrote that, I noted that "allows privacy" is a myth.

You brought this point up, I argued against that single point (and
nothing else btw).

If you do not want to discuss it, then you should not have mentioned it
and you should not be arguing against it, simple.

Greets,
 Jeroen