MvV>> Although it is possible to assign more than one Ip addres to an MvV>> interface, it is far from common, Normally an interface has just MvV>> one IP address. In IPv6
TL> Unless you're like me,
Obviously I am not like you in that respect. ;-)
MvV>> one has at least two IP adresses. There is always the link local MvV>> address that starts with fe80::. The lower 64 bits are derived MvV>> from tha MAC address of the interface. To translate the 48 bit MvV>> MAC address to
But it seems Joe is also an exception. He does not seem to have a SLAAC address...
MvV>> For a server you want to advertise an address that is as stable MvV>> as possible. That means either a manually static address or a MvV>> SLAAC address. They only change when the ISP changes the prefix. MvV>> Which if you are lucky never or rarely happens.
TL> I use static IPs here for my servers, because that way I can choose a TL> host address that's easy to remember within my prefix.
Some of us use "hex speak" they have addresses withthe host part like like f1d0:1:280:5003.
TL> For the most part, I've been making the host part of mt static IPv6 TL> addresses the same (in hex) as the host part of the (private) IPv4 TL> address.
I was a bit confused with "host par of the RFC 1918 IPv4 address"...
TL> If you look carefully, you'll see that on this host. :)
