Re: ipv6_enable

From: Doug Barton <dougb_at_FreeBSD.org>
Date: Sun, 04 Apr 2010 20:15:55 -0700
On 04/04/10 02:51, sthaug_at_nethelp.no wrote:
>>  No, my intension is not to compare IPv4 and IPv6 here.  We have never
>>  enable L3 address autoconfiguration without explicit configuration
>>  before.  This is reasonable and should be kept for IPv6, too.
> 
> Agree 100%. Having IPv6 SLAAC as the default is a bad idea.
> 
> On the other hand, I *do* like a single rc.conf knob (ipv6_enable) for
> the top level IPv6 functionality - even if it doesn't do a 100% job.

Thanks for your response. Do you think the compromise that I suggested
in my response to Kevin, enabling SLAAC for the interface if DHCP is in
use for IPv4 is reasonable?


Doug

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