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Re: [IPv6] [v6ops] RFC for fec0:0:0:ffff::1?

Erik Kline <ek.ietf@gmail.com> Wed, 30 November 2022 06:35 UTC

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Subject: Re: [IPv6] [v6ops] RFC for fec0:0:0:ffff::1?
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Am not aware of (nor could I find) any RFC about a site-local DNS address.

The only mention is the long-ago expired draft you found (which I
vaguely remember having skimmed once).

And, of course, site-local has been deprecated for some time.

As for why _any_ OS would ever use this... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

On Tue, Nov 29, 2022 at 8:08 PM Klaus Frank <klaus.frank@posteo.de> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> does anyone know what RFC is responsible for the IPv6 DNS server
> configuration on all windows clients defaulting to fec0:0:0:ffff::1, I
> was unable to find any. Nor is it listed in the iana special-purpose
> address registry.
>
> I however found a draft (draft-ietf-ipv6-0dns-discovery-07) from 2002,
> but no actual RFC.
>
> Does anyone know more about this? Is this something that is "just
> Microsoft specific" or is there a more general standard behind it?
>
> Sincerely,
> Klaus Frank
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