[ds6] ds6 now accessible from 6net

[Dr. Peter Bieringer]

--On Dienstag, 1. Juli 2003 15:10 +0200 Simone Piunno 
<pioppo at ferrara.linux.it> wrote:

>> > from now on, our deepspace6.net site will be accessible at the 6net
>> > address:
>> >
>> > 2001:760:204:10:210:a7ff:fe16:27f4
>>
>> Not a good idea to publish a auto-generated EUI-64 based address for
>> servers.
>> In case of a NIC replacement, you and clients are a little bit in
>> trouble...because of DNS delay, manual host entries....
>
> just because this address was auto-generated doesn't mean it's bound
> to the NIC.  Actually, both addresses (6bone and 6net) are statically
> configured and would be used even if we replace the interface.

If so, it "violates" the standard, because automatic generated ones 
should't be assigned manually:

$ ipv6calc -i 2001:760:204:10:210:a7ff:fe16:27f4
No input type specified, try autodetection...found type: ipv6addr
No output type specified, try autodetection...found type: ipv6addr
Address type: unicast, global-unicast, productive
Address type has SLA: 0010
Registry for address: RIPE NCC
Interface identifier: 0210:a7ff:fe16:27f4
EUI-48/MAC address: 00:10:a7:16:27:f4
MAC is a global unique one
MAC is an unicast one
OUI is: UNEX TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION


Solution: invert the universal/global bit...

	Peter
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Dr. Peter Bieringer                     http://www.bieringer.de/pb/
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Deep Space 6 Co-Founder and Core Member  http://www.deepspace6.net/