Re: quietly....

[Chris Adams <cmadams () hiwaay net>]

Once upon a time, Iljitsch van Beijnum <iljitsch () muada com> said:
> If someone turns their box into a router they can also turn it into a DHCP server. This is what happens with IPv4. 
> The solution is to filter these packets from fake routers in the switches. So ask your switch vendor for that feature 
> in IPv6.

The difference is that in the widest-used desktop OS, "turn me into a
router" is a single checkbox, while "turn me into a DHCP server"
requires installing software.  The first is an accident waiting to
happen (and then a support nightmare), while the second is not a common
problem.

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Chris Adams <cmadams () hiwaay net>
Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services
I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.