Re: easy to remember addresses and /etc/hosts and DNS
Alexandre Petrescu <alexandre.petrescu@gmail.com> Sat, 27 April 2019 15:04 UTC
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Subject: Re: easy to remember addresses and /etc/hosts and DNS
To: Kerry Lynn <kerlyn@ieee.org>
Cc: Mark Smith <markzzzsmith@gmail.com>, 6man WG <ipv6@ietf.org>
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Le 26/04/2019 à 18:38, Kerry Lynn a écrit : > On Fri, Apr 26, 2019 at 7:36 AM Alexandre Petrescu > <alexandre.petrescu@gmail.com <mailto:alexandre.petrescu@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > > Le 26/04/2019 à 12:05, Mark Smith a écrit : > > On Fri, 26 Apr 2019 at 19:54, Alexandre Petrescu > > <alexandre.petrescu@gmail.com > <mailto:alexandre.petrescu@gmail.com>> wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> Le 26/04/2019 à 11:46, Mark Smith a écrit : > >>> On Fri, 26 Apr 2019 at 19:28, Alexandre Petrescu > >>> <alexandre.petrescu@gmail.com > <mailto:alexandre.petrescu@gmail.com>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Le 26/04/2019 à 06:31, Brian E Carpenter a écrit : > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Regards Brian Carpenter > >>>>> > >>>>> On 25-Apr-19 21:48, Philip Homburg wrote: ... > >>>>>> The main example you gave is somebody typing IPv6 literals while > >>>>>> sitting in a car. > >>>>> > >>>>> Indeed, we said from the very beginning (I mean 1994) that users > >>>>> should never be required to type in IPv6 addresses. > >>>>> > >>>>> Is this so hard to avoid? > >>>> > >>>> It may be easy to avoid typing IPv6 addresse when DNS was > available. > >>>> > >>>> But think about three cars in a covoy; the convoy is > disconnected from > >>>> the IPv6 Internet, yet fully connected on IPv6 between all > computers in > >>>> the convoy. Which of the cars should host the DNS server? > >>>> > >>> > >>> All of them. > >> > >> Mark, > >> > >> Thank you very much for the suggestion. I will consider it. > >> > >> I would like to ask you: is multicast DNS (mDNS) working on a single > >> subnet only? Or does it work across subnets? > >> > > > > I'm not an expert in mDNS or related, have just read enough to know > > what problem they're solving and (very) roughly how it works. > > > > DNS Service Discovery is intended to convey that information > across subnets: > > > > http://www.dns-sd.org/ > > I suppose DNS Service Discovery works ok on IPv6, and over multiple > subnets, and that it relies on the proper use of IPv6 multicast routing > protocols. I never tried IPv6 multicast routing protocols on links > involving OCB (a kind of stripped ad-hoc WiFi at 5.9GHz). > > I suppose the use of DNS resolver address in RA is also an option in > this space. I have tried this DNS-in-RA and it works ok. > > Whether DNS-in-RA, DNS-SD and mDNS should be used in cars, and how, can > be a subject of debate. There is a Problem Statement draft in the > IPWAVE WG that lists in section "DNS Naming Service" some considered > problems. > > Until these things get fixed (how to use DNS in car convoy?) I need the > manual configuration of easy to remember link-local addresses > > When DNS works in car convoys, I expect other inconvenients using > name-to-address mappings compared to IP address literals. > > I might need to update the DNS servers' files with new IPv6 Link-Local > address to name mappings, whenever a faulty interface is replaced, or > when USB interface keys are moved, or when 1Gb Ethernet cards are > migrated to 10Gb Ethernet. > > If I am to update files, why not updating rather the computer startup > scripts (not DNS)? These computer startup scripts are present in all > computers, including embedded, as unencumbered and open source. > > Second, > > If I use DNS names I must remember a name like: > front-Lead-First (means the IP address on the front bumper of the > Follower, in the subnet between Lead and First > Follower) > rear-Lead-First > front-First-Second > rear-First-Second > etc. > These names are too long to type. So I would abbreviate them to: > flf > rlf > ffs > rfs > etc. > > These flf, rlf, etc are no less cryptic than a literal like > fe80:1::1 is. > > The short IP address literals are loved and understood by more people. > > >> (because the numerous computers in these three cars are not all on a > >> single subnet; they are all interconnected with IP, but there are > >> multiple subnets with routers in between). > >> > > > > There may be other options that better suit or can be better made to > > suit what you're trying to do, such as the work done in the > Homenet or > > the ANIMA Working Groups. > > > > Autonomic networking (the focus of ANIMA WG), sounds like it might be > > working on solutions to your problem domain. > > > > "Autonomic networking refers to the self-managing characteristics > > (configuration, protection, healing, and optimization) of distributed > > network elements, adapting to unpredictable changes while hiding > > intrinsic complexity from operators and users." > > Yes, they should be considered. > > I will make this suggestion in the IPWAVE WG for the Problem Statement > draft. > > Alex > > > > > > > Regards, > > Mark. > > > >> Alex > >> > >>> > >>> http://www.multicastdns.org/ > >>> > >>> Multicast DNS > >>> https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc6762.txt > >>> > >>> There's also a good book on it: > >>> > >>> ""Zero Configuration Networking: The Definitive Guide > >>> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0596101007 > >>> > >>> > >>> A number of implementations: > >>> > >>> https://www.avahi.org/ - Linux > >>> > >>> https://developer.apple.com/bonjour/ - Apple, Windows > >>> > >>> And if you want to know what inspired it, > >>> > >>> "Requirements for a Protocol to Replace the AppleTalk Name Binding > >>> Protocol (NBP)" > >>> https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6760 > >>> > >>> This is why you need to explain your problem, not just what you > think > >>> is the solution. You'll get much quicker answers. > >>> > >>> <snip> > >>> > > > > Alex, > > You might want to read https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/dnssd/about/ Noted. I will forward this to IPWAVE WG where there is a Problem Statement draft under writing. Alex > > Kerry
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