Lame server on '....0.8.e.f.ip6.int'
itojun@iijlab.net
itojun@iijlab.net
Fri, 12 Apr 2002 10:45:24 +0900
>It's a link-local address that has a problem. It's
>fe80::a00:20ff:fe72:3fcc
>It should just return that there is no such domain.
DNS is a worldwide, global, database. link-local addresses (and site-
local addresses) are local to your link (or site). you cannot reverse-
resolve (or forward-resolve) link-locals or site-locals.
if you really want to do that, you have a couple of ways:
- configure a local nameserver that serves 0.8.e.f.ip6.int, just like
you would configure nameservers for private addressees. be sure not
to leak information from the zone.
- use icmp6 name lookup protocol instead
(draft-ietf-ipngwg-icmp-name-lookups-08.txt)
in any case, link-locals are not really for daily use.
itojun