Re: IPV6 hosts file (was: Re: That time IPv6 farted in Gene's church (Was Re: forcedeth?))
On Tuesday 28 May 2019 09:30:59 am Erik Christiansen wrote:
> On 28.05.19 14:59, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:
> > On Tue, May 28, 2019 at 08:51:41AM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote:
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > > But who or what is the gatekeeper to make sure the address you
> > > choose, supposedly at random, isn't in use someplace next door or
> > > half the planet away? There may be some sort of an enforcement in
> > > ipv6, but I've not heard of it. That doesn't mean it doesn't
> > > exist, just that if it does, I've never read about it.
> >
> > I refer you (second time today, hint, hint) to this page from
> > Wikipedia:
> >
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link-local_address#IPv6
>
> That gives a vague nebulous overview, but Gene needs a bit more
> detail. A quick google of "linux static ipv6 address howto" gave some
> promising looking hits. I liked the look of the third hit:
>
> https://kb.wisc.edu/ns/page.php?id=14099
>
> While the example is aimed at a specific site, it shows the files to
> be edited, and IIUC, FE80 is for local addressing, like ipv4
> non-routable address ranges, so it should be generally applicable, I
> figure.
>
> The tutorial in the second hit:
>
> https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/ubuntu-ipv6-networking-configuration/
>
> might be worth a try next, using an FE80 address, I figure.
>
> Use your google foo, Gene! There's so much chaff out there, and life's
> too short to be sorting the wheat out with tweezers.
Amen on that!
> Erik
What google-foo?
With my luck, and looking for a razer blade, I get links to Gillette WY.
Cheers, Gene Heskett
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