On Wed, 3 Jan 2001, Ignatios Souvatzis wrote:

> > This will make the EUI64-based address assignemtn with rtsold
> > optional. Nobody seems to be using hostid for anything right now, so
> > upping ito being an EUI64 shouldn't bnreak anyhting.
> 
> You're breaking existing functionality*, if you require this, and it isn't 
> necessary for v6 operation.
> 
> Regards,
> 	-is
> 
> *) Sun hostid used by licensed SunOS binaries running in COMPAT_SUNOS mode,
>    at least.

I presume that COMPAT_SUNOS mode can return a 32 bit hostid instead?

>    I can also imagine that the Draco hostid on NetBSD/Amiga is used in this
>    way.

Possibly - anyone know?

ABS

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