Re: stretch and DNS name resolution service for other devices on a LAN

[Andy Hawkins <andy@gently.org.uk>]

Hi,

In article <[🔎] 20180119151835.GA8374@alum>,
           David Wright<deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> wrote:
> I have one valuable use for IPv6 which is point-to-point connections.
> I plug a CAT5 cable into the two ends and use predefined functions
> to bulk-transfer files with scp. Why?
> 1) I don't have to touch the IPv4 configuration,
> 2) We can still watch TV; ie the router doesn't get swamped.

You should be able to do that with IPv4 too. If DHCP address allocation
fails, then both devices should pick up a link-local IPv4 address (in the
169.254.x.x block). You can use this address to do whatever you need to do.

Andy