On Oct 18, 2009, at 3:05 AM, Nathan Ward wrote:
On 18/10/2009, at 11:02 PM, Andy Davidson wrote:
On 18 Oct 2009, at 09:29, Nathan Ward wrote:
RA is needed to tell a host to use DHCPv6
This is not ideal.
Why?
Remember RA does not mean SLAAC, it just means RA.
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Nathan Ward
Because RA assumes that all routers are created equal.
Because RA is harder to filter.
Because the bifercated approach to giving a host router/mask
information and address information
creates a number of unnecessary new security concerns.
I think those are the top 3. I can't think of the rest of the list
off the top of my head as my
brain still thinks it's 5 AM.
Owen
