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