Pat Lashley wrote:
But the whole 'direct communication between LLA and non-LLA on the same link' discussion is really a side issue. It should only come up for us in a scenario where we want to have a completely zeroconf FreeBSD machine (using LLA) in an environment with non-LLA machines. If the FreeBSD machine is getting a static or DHCP address and wants to talk to LLA machines; then it should also also obtain an LLA address as an alias so that it can readily talk to both subnets. (This is one of the reasons that I'm campaigning so strongly for doing the LLA addresses as an alias even if there is some other address available.)
Ok, that was just what I wanted to hear. Seems like we have talked around each other. If you want to communicate with an LLA host, fine, obtain an LLA address otherwise take a hike. My LLA implementation already does this..it never removes an address from a interface it didn't set itself, and it always sets address as aliases. There is also an option to force it to assign (as an alias) a LLA address even if the interface is already is configured with another address. Fredrik Lindberg _______________________________________________ freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
