Re: New (-02) version of IPv6 CPE Router draft is available for review

[Alain Durand <alain_durand@cable.comcast.com>]

On 7/21/08 11:57 AM, "Hemant Singh (shemant)" <shemant@cisco.com> wrote:

> I repeat myself. I am only discussing the case when the CPE Router is powered
> up without connecting the router WAN interface to the SP.  This is also the
> first time the CPE Router is powered up.  Further this is NOT a corner case.
> Moreover, all IPv4 home router customers are used to one stable private IPv4
> address to access their say, Linksys router, no matter when and what global
> IPv4 address gets assigned to the WAN interface.  Why not use one ULA for the
> same purpose in IPv6?  With your proposal, if the WAN GUA is used to configure
> the CPE Router, that GUA may change over time and now the user has to remember
> a new GUA.
> 
> Sorry, I don't think this user experience should be brushed away for IPv6.


I sure hope you are not expecting the customer to remember or type a well
know IPv6 ULA address to configure the home router...
There need to be a dynamic discovery mechanism, a la Apple bonjour.

   - Alain.