Question on address configuration

Bill Manning bmanning@ISI.EDU
Tue, 8 Jan 2002 22:51:27 -0800


> The original request pointed out what is pretty much a current implementation
> deficiency - it isn't a major one, as it doesn't prevent anyone from doing
> anything they need to do, it just makes it harder.   Eventually I'd expect to
> see implementations improved so configuring the "token" part to be used for
> addresses (for one specific address, or for all addresses autoconfigured
> on an interface) is easy.
> 
> kre
> 
> ps: there's no point taking this to the ipngwg (or ipv6wg if its name has
> changed by now), this has nothing at all to do with the protocols - not even
> with the API, it is purely an implementation mtter.


	why does this (the original question) look alot like 
	the old IPv4 form:

		0.0.160.57

	and the router prepends the prefix....

--bill