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

From David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: stretch and DNS name resolution service for other devices on a LAN
Date 2018-01-22 23:30 +0100
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On Mon 22 Jan 2018 at 17:21:23 (-0000), Andy Hawkins wrote:
> 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,

Elaborate on this please. What do you mean by "fails".
What am I meant to want to fail?

> 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.

Cheers,
David.

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stretch and DNS name resolution service for other devices on a LAN "D. R. Evans" <doc.evans@gmail.com> - 2018-01-18 22:40 +0100
  Re: stretch and DNS name resolution service for other devices on a  LAN Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2018-01-18 22:50 +0100
    Re: stretch and DNS name resolution service for other devices on a  LAN "D. R. Evans" <doc.evans@gmail.com> - 2018-01-19 06:20 +0100
      Re: stretch and DNS name resolution service for other devices on a  LAN Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2018-01-19 21:10 +0100
  Re: stretch and DNS name resolution service for other devices on a  LAN Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2018-01-18 22:50 +0100
    Re: stretch and DNS name resolution service for other devices on a  LAN "D. R. Evans" <doc.evans@gmail.com> - 2018-01-19 06:20 +0100
    Re: stretch and DNS name resolution service for other devices on a  LAN Andy Hawkins <andy@gently.org.uk> - 2018-01-19 12:50 +0100
      Re: stretch and DNS name resolution service for other devices on a  LAN john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2018-01-19 13:10 +0100
        Re: stretch and DNS name resolution service for other devices on a  LAN Andy Hawkins <andy@gently.org.uk> - 2018-01-19 13:30 +0100
          Re: stretch and DNS name resolution service for other devices on a  LAN Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2018-01-19 15:10 +0100
            Re: stretch and DNS name resolution service for other devices on a  LAN Andy Hawkins <andy@gently.org.uk> - 2018-01-19 15:30 +0100
      Re: stretch and DNS name resolution service for other devices on a  LAN Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2018-01-19 14:50 +0100
        Re: stretch and DNS name resolution service for other devices on a  LAN Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2018-01-19 15:10 +0100
        Re: stretch and DNS name resolution service for other devices on a  LAN Andy Hawkins <andy@gently.org.uk> - 2018-01-19 15:20 +0100
          Re: stretch and DNS name resolution service for other devices on a  LAN Rob van der Putten <rob@sput.nl> - 2018-01-19 16:20 +0100
            Re: stretch and DNS name resolution service for other devices on a  LAN Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2018-01-19 17:40 +0100
            Re: stretch and DNS name resolution service for other devices on a  LAN Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2018-01-19 20:40 +0100
        Re: stretch and DNS name resolution service for other devices on a  LAN David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-01-19 16:20 +0100
          Re: stretch and DNS name resolution service for other devices on a  LAN Andy Hawkins <andy@gently.org.uk> - 2018-01-22 18:30 +0100
            Re: stretch and DNS name resolution service for other devices on a  LAN David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-01-22 23:30 +0100
              Re: stretch and DNS name resolution service for other devices on a  LAN Andy Hawkins <andy@gently.org.uk> - 2018-01-23 10:30 +0100
                Re: stretch and DNS name resolution service for other devices on a  LAN Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-01-23 12:20 +0100
                Re: stretch and DNS name resolution service for other devices on a  LAN Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2018-01-23 14:50 +0100
                Re: stretch and DNS name resolution service for other devices on a  LAN David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-01-23 15:50 +0100
                Re: stretch and DNS name resolution service for other devices on a  LAN Andy Hawkins <andy@gently.org.uk> - 2018-01-23 17:10 +0100
                Re: stretch and DNS name resolution service for other devices on a  LAN David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-01-23 18:10 +0100
                Re: stretch and DNS name resolution service for other devices on a  LAN Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2018-01-23 21:00 +0100
                Re: stretch and DNS name resolution service for other devices on a  LAN David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-02-22 23:00 +0100
                Re: stretch and DNS name resolution service for other devices on a  LAN Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2018-02-24 10:00 +0100
                Re: stretch and DNS name resolution service for other devices on a   LAN Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-02-24 11:10 +0100
                Re: stretch and DNS name resolution service for other devices on a  LAN David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-02-25 18:40 +0100
                Re: stretch and DNS name resolution service for other devices on a  LAN Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2018-02-27 21:00 +0100
                Re: stretch and DNS name resolution service for other devices on a  LAN David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-02-28 18:20 +0100
                Re: stretch and DNS name resolution service for other devices on a  LAN Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2018-02-28 19:50 +0100
                Re: stretch and DNS name resolution service for other devices on a  LAN David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-02-28 21:20 +0100
                Re: stretch and DNS name resolution service for other devices on a  LAN Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2018-03-03 00:00 +0100
                Re: stretch and DNS name resolution service for other devices on a  LAN David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-03-04 20:30 +0100

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