Re: RFC: Implementation of RFC 7217 [A Method for Generating Semantically Opaque Interface Identifiers, with IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration (SLAAC)]
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Date: Sun, 06 Apr 2025 21:38:51 UTC
W dniu 6.04.2025 o 16:49, Guido Falsi pisze: > Hi! > > I have recently implemented and tested the patch at [1], which > implements RFC 7217, about generating IPv6 addresses that are constant > through reboots, but do not expose the MAC address of the machine, not > being in any way derived by those. > > I'd like to get comments, testing and review for this patch, with the > objective of getting approval to commit it to head once it is > streamlined enough. > > BTW I'd like to thank cognet for his suggestions and help with the > patch, in particular his help in finding the correct way to implement > the dad_failures counter. > > > And thanks in advance to anyone willing to give feedback! > > > [1] https://reviews.freebsd.org/D49681 > This is great news for the community ! I've already started testing it on both a desktop and a laptop - which is probably even more valuable, especially since the laptop will be connecting to various networks. If I encounter any issues, I will post comments in the review. Best regards -- Marek Zarychta