Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:50:04 +0100 (CET) From: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> To: Prabhu Hariharan <prabhuh@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Unspecified IPv6 Address Message-ID: <20080124164941.Y3862@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> In-Reply-To: <dfdae4690801232228ra3b2d0bw47538a5ad3d4201a@mail.gmail.com> References: <dfdae4690801232228ra3b2d0bw47538a5ad3d4201a@mail.gmail.com>
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> > Why certain hosts of freebsd can be configurable with unspecified (::) > (all-zero) IPv6 addresses in its interfaces? RFC 4291 clearly mentions > "this address must never be assigned to any node". Is there is any use-case > or motivation behind accepting this address in an interface? simply don't assign it. what a problem?
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