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On Sat, 12 May 2007 11:34:10 +0000 (UTC) |
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Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@×××.net> wrote: |
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> Mike Frysinger <vapier@g.o> posted |
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> 200705120647.39160.vapier@g.o, excerpted below, on Sat, 12 May |
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> 2007 06:47:38 -0400: |
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> > On Friday 11 May 2007, Roy Marples wrote: |
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> >> livecd |
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> >> (only a livecd is volative, even embedded devices have non volative |
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> >> storage) |
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> > |
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> > i would use that myself ... perhaps even tie in USE=netboot ... |
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> Except that livecd is entirely unsuitable. The description says it's |
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> for internal use only, not to be set on a standard installation, |
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> while Roy's post specifically stated that those merging the package |
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> for use on IPv6 will probably want the functionality on. |
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Although it's a requirement for IPv6 DHCP, it's recommended for IPv4 |
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these days too. It is a requirement for IPv4 DHCP over infiniband as |
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that has MAC address sizes that are great than what DHCP messages |
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originally allowed. So no, in this case the ipv6 USE flag would be bad |
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for this. I also implies IPv6 support which it won't have for some time |
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yet. |
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> (I OTOH, would want it off, for the same reason I'm running the |
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> macchanger module, have cookies off by default, and block the likes |
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> of doubleclick. I like my IP address actually changing once in |
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> awhile, certainly more frequently than my ISP tends to change it |
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> given the same MAC address every time. My ISP may be able to |
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> associate my IP with my name and account based on the records for the |
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> cable modem registered in my name, but that doesn't mean I want every |
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> doubleclick and google.com doing it, at least not without going to a |
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> bit of trouble. Thus, using a non-transparent flag such as livecd |
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> and defaulting it to on, or simply hard-deping it, isn't a |
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> particularly nice option either.) |
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You can disable it's use at runtime by giving the -I option a null |
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argument. This is unsuitable for live cd users as they won't do that by |
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default. |
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Or you can always remove the file /var/lib/dhcpcd/dhcpcd.duid and it |
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will make a new one for you. |
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Thanks |
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Roy |
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