http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/techinfo/administration/ipv6/default.
asp
Q. What is my IPv6 address?
A. By default, IPv6 configures link-local IPv6 addresses for each
interface that corresponds to an installed Ethernet network adapter."
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You may not want to use it in the IETF IPv6 mode. That mode
has privacy problems.
http://www.internetwk.com/columns/frezz100499.htm
http://www.google.com/search?q=ipv6+privacy
In order to start your own ISP, you can use the 2002:<IPv4>:0000
IPv8-style of addressing and routing.
http://www1.ietf.org/mail-archive/ietf/Current/msg12524.html
RFC-2001-06-27-001 - Obtaining IPv8 Address Allocations
Jim Fleming
http://www.RepliGate.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Ebersman" <list-ietf(_at_)dragon(_dot_)net>
To: "Jim Fleming" <jimfleming(_at_)prodigy(_dot_)net>
Cc: "ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_) org" <ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: Jim Fleming, Microsoft and the american way to go...
jimfleming> XP will allow all people to easily become an ISP. They
jimfleming> will not be subjected to the ICANN/ARIN scarce address
jimfleming> resource allocation policies.
Well, I'd had some technical concerns about XP but if Jim is for it, I
guess I'll have to do a more detailed look because there must be some
fundamental design flaw that makes it unusable.
jimfleming> You are of course also free to use Linux, FreeBSD, or even
jimfleming> your own operating systems and programming languages to
jimfleming> help build the Next Generation Internet.
Gee, would that be like the Star Trek Next Generation?
Can we skip ivp8 and just use the transporter for all our packets?
IPV8. It's dead, Jim.
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