On Wed, May 06, 2009 at 10:39:23AM +1000, Karl Auer wrote: > On Tue, 2009-05-05 at 15:58 -0400, Ricky Beam wrote: > > "stateless" with "constant" and "consistent". SLAAC doesn't need to > > generate the exact same address everytime the system is started. > > No - but it is *phenomenally useful* if it does. Changing addresses is > only ever something you want in very specific circumstances.
pretty much every time the node moves in/across networks. if the node doesn't move, it keeps the same address. --bill