[mythtv] [mythtv-commits] mythtv branch master updated by pbennett. v29-pre-305-gef7e594

[Peter Bennett]

On 02/10/2017 04:56 AM, Stuart Auchterlonie wrote:
> Link local addresses are effectively a private network for those system
> "on the link (aka local network)" hence it's name.
>
> Think of it like a private ipv4 address space with no NAT gateway.
>
> Perhaps what might be the best option is to have the "use LL addresses"
> option default to off?
>

Then you should be able to connect a bunch of computers with only a 
switch, or two computers with a crossover cable, and without any DHCP or 
manual configuration of ip addresses, start communicating.

As far as defaulting to LL addresses unchecked, I would leave as is. 
That is on the server side, and if somebody has a client that 
understands how to use the link-local addresses then it should work. 
John Pilkington pointed out he has a TV which works off the link local 
addresses.

Making a private IPV6 network this way sounds good, but was not working 
due to the need to specify an interface with the ip address. I was 
thinking, if there is only one network interface we could use that, but 
I suppose a lot of people may have wifi and ethernet, and that makes two 
interfaces. I also wonder if we could try all interfaces one at a time 
and see if any works. Even then, it would be a mistake to select the 
wifi network when there was ethernet available.

Karl was also looking into it yesterday.

Peter