RE: Where to buy Internet IP addresses

["TJ" <trejrco () gmail com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> > > > "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.
> >
> > You'll love RFC 4941 as implemented by Windows Vista and later.
>
> The fact that MS chose to use that as the default with Vista is odd, and I
> think a bad choice, but RFC4941 is not a bad thing in itself. It is an
> alternative that makes good sense in some contexts - but not, I think, in
most
> contexts.

While I was initially inclined to agree, operating this way does allow some
interesting capabilities - and I would be very interested in hearing from
someone @MS as to their thinking behind this decision.


/TJ