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Re: [v6ops] Interesting problems with using IPv6

Fernando Gont <fgont@si6networks.com> Wed, 10 September 2014 01:13 UTC

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Subject: Re: [v6ops] Interesting problems with using IPv6
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On 09/09/2014 12:41 PM, Andrew 👽  Yourtchenko wrote:
> 
> Of course, the amount of manual work this requires today means that
> the A-bit is turned off and the DHCPv6 is being used. Which may be
> perfectly okay - but if it is not, and we do assert that "An RA with
> prefix having an A-bit set and default settings, should not cause the
> 10x expansion to the resource requirements compared to Legacy IP",
> seems like some sort of a correction in default stacks/apps behavior
> with respect to temporary addresses could be useful.

FWIW:
<https://tools.ietf.org/id/draft-gont-6man-managing-privacy-extensions-01.txt>

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Fernando Gont
SI6 Networks
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