Subject: Re: Host IDs
To: Al B. Snell <alaric@alaric-snell.com>
From: None <itojun@iijlab.net>
List: tech-kern
Date: 01/02/2001 13:55:43
>There is no requirement for the link-local part of an IPv6 address to
>actually be the MAC address of *that* interface - a machine with multiple
>interfaces can use the same link local part on all connected links
>etc. just as long as they're unique.
couterexample: if you put multiple interface into single ethernet
broadcast domain, your plan will not work. for ppp interface I feel
it much easier to borrow interface ID from other interfaces
(as there's no possibility of having two interface into the same
ppp domain).
itojun