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Re: Where to buy Internet IP addresses


From: bmanning () vacation karoshi com
Date: Wed, 6 May 2009 00:46:01 +0000

On Wed, May 06, 2009 at 10:39:23AM +1000, Karl Auer wrote:
On Tue, 2009-05-05 at 15:58 -0400, Ricky Beam wrote:
"stateless" with "constant" and "consistent".  SLAAC doesn't need to
generate the exact same address everytime the system is started.   

No - but it is *phenomenally useful* if it does. Changing addresses is
only ever something you want in very specific circumstances.

        pretty much every time the node moves in/across networks.
        if the node doesn't move, it keeps the same address.

--bill



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