2 Feb
2011
2 Feb
'11
9:49 a.m.
Once upon a time, Iljitsch van Beijnum <iljitsch@muada.com> said:
If someone turns their box into a router they can also turn it into a DHCP server. This is what happens with IPv4. The solution is to filter these packets from fake routers in the switches. So ask your switch vendor for that feature in IPv6.
The difference is that in the widest-used desktop OS, "turn me into a router" is a single checkbox, while "turn me into a DHCP server" requires installing software. The first is an accident waiting to happen (and then a support nightmare), while the second is not a common problem. -- Chris Adams <cmadams@hiwaay.net> Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.