From: David Stevens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 14:33:38 -0700
> > > Addresses are owned by the "host" not a particular device, even > > > though they are assosciated with a particular interface. > > > > > > Linux defaults to using the host based addressing model instead of the > > > interface based addressing model. > > It is true for IPv4, but IPv6 addresses are removed when interface goes > > down, right ? > > That is true, but it is not a requirement of IPv6. It is a > (I'd say "unfortunate") property of the Linux IPv6 implementation. > I think link state and address assignment are independent operations, > and it'd be better if the code reflected that, as it does in IPv4. I agree, it should behave just like ipv4. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
