Re: [Fwd: Re: About IPv6 private address]

[Mark Smith <ipng@69706e6720323030352d30312d31340a.nosense.org>]

On Sun, 3 Feb 2008 20:35:11 -0800
"Erik Kline" <ekline@ekline.com> wrote:

> On 2/3/08, blue <susan.lan@zyxel.com.tw> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: blue <susan.lan@zyxel.com.tw>
> > To: Fred Baker <fred@cisco.com>
> > Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:45:37 +0800
> > Subject: Re: About IPv6 private address
> > Fred Baker wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > On Feb 4, 2008, at 4:59 AM, blue wrote:
> > >
> > >> I want to ask if there's any reserved private IPv6 address? I know
> > >> RFC4193 has defined Unique Local IPv6 Unicast Addresses, which is
> > >> used to replace deprecated site-local address. However, in user's
> > >> perspective, a device will need a well-known address, such as
> > >> 192.168.1.1 in IPv4, for a customer to connect to without any
> > >> configuration. In RFC 4193, the address' "global ID" is generated
> > >> randomly, and the address could not be known in advance.
> > >
> > >
> > > No, there is no such "well known" address. Are you thinking of
> > > configuration purposes, such as a Linksys box uses - you http the
> > > magic address and configure it?
> > >
> > Dear Fred:
> >
> > Yes, users need to configure our device via http, and if there's no
> > well-known IPv6 address, how do users know which address to connect to?
> > I have thought about a pre-configured link-local address; however,
> > browsers such as Firefox does not support link-local address. Any
> > suggestions?
> >
> > BR,
> > Yi-Wen
> >
> >
> >
> 
> Whatever IPv6 address you chose you'd still have to get the customer
> to add that network to an interface.  I.e. if you don't listen to RAs
> and SLAAC an address (NOTE: assumes RAs and not DHCP(v6)) you'd need
> to include instructions on which network to add to the host interface
> so the customer could talk to the device.
> 
> Can it instead be discoverable somehow?  I.e. let the device SLAAC or
> DHCP its address (if possible) and then use SLP or some variant? mDNS
> looking for a well-known name?
> 

Or maybe announce the device's brand and model, as printed on the
outside of the device.