Re: (usagi-users 03172) Re: IPv6: removal of the autogenerated link-local address of an interface still possible

[Peter Bieringer <pb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

--On Sonntag, Dezember 26, 2004 00:23:22 -0800 "David S. Miller" 
<davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 11:17:01 +0900
> Yuji Sekiya <sekiya@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > At Sat, 25 Dec 2004 20:42:49 +0100,
> > Peter Bieringer <pb@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > Would it be not better to prevent user space tools from removal of the
> > > (one  and only) autogenerated link-local address?
> >
> > I don't agree. Because some user may want to remove an autogenerated
> > link-local address and add an link-local address manually.
> I completely agree.
Ok. The reason is understandable, therefore I have to look deeper here on 
one of my systems, why suddenly a link-local address was gone.
Thank you very much for clarification.

        Peter
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