Lew Wolfgang wrote:
thanks for the info. sounds like SuSE Linux has moved to the new default for IPv6 configuration. Win7 and OSX Lion both default to choosing (and changing) a private IPv6 address. that's what we are watching on the testbed VLAN 44. OSX changes the v6 address every 24 hours and keeps the previous handful active on the interface for some days.
currently the v6 sweeper on V44 tries to keep the newest IPv6 address registered for a device in DNS and LDAP, assuming that it is the "today" or "after reboot" current address even though others may still show up in the neighbor table on the switch. your host is treated to the old v6 sweeper logic so when it saw a SLAAC address it registered that for him and it will stick.
The random address will change, though I don't know when, other than rebooting does it. However, why do they insist on calling it "private", when it's not. It might be called a "privacy" address, as it makes it more difficult to trace, but it's still a public address that can be reached from the public internet. A private address is one that exists only on the local lan, such as the RFC1918 IPv4 addresses. The link local IPv6 addresses can serve the same function, as can other limited scope IPv6 addresses. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org