>-----Original Message----- >> > > "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. >> >> You'll love RFC 4941 as implemented by Windows Vista and later. > >The fact that MS chose to use that as the default with Vista is odd, and I >think a bad choice, but RFC4941 is not a bad thing in itself. It is an >alternative that makes good sense in some contexts - but not, I think, in most >contexts. >
While I was initially inclined to agree, operating this way does allow some interesting capabilities - and I would be very interested in hearing from someone @MS as to their thinking behind this decision. /TJ
