IPv6 Confusion

Wed Feb 18 20:44:38 UTC 2009

On 19/02/2009, at 9:34 AM, Leo Bicknell wrote:

> Allowing an UNAUTHENTICATED BROADCAST packet to determine where you  
> send
> your traffic is insane.  Rather than moving forward, this is a
> giantantic step backwards for security and reliability.

I guess you don't use DHCP in IPv4 then.

It seems there are lots of people who want auto configuration in IPv6  
but who clearly do not do this in IPv4. That seems strange, to me.

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Nathan Ward