Re: IPv6 and the "average user"

David Holland (dholland@hcs.harvard.edu)
Tue, 26 Nov 1996 12:46:51 -0500 (EST)

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> Because of this, renumbering a network is a lot easier in IPv6 -
> each box *must* support being told their address by the router. At
> the router, just configure the new 80 bit prefix. The rest is
> automatic. (Well, if you do DNS, you'll have to change that, too.)

Is it just me, or is this just asking for denial of service attacks?

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