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Re: What is a link-local address?? WAS: Re: JUNOS forwards IPv6 link-local packets
From: Chris Adams <cmadams () hiwaay net>
Date: Sun, 6 May 2012 22:40:15 -0500
Once upon a time, Randy Bush <randy () psg com> said:
Any address withing FE80::/10 is a link local addresssaid with great authority. shame the rfc does not do the same. matt points out a spec and implementation problem.
Well, the prefix length of 10 vs. 64 is hardly relevant when major routers ignore the part about not forwarding the packets anyway. -- Chris Adams <cmadams () hiwaay net> Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.
Current thread:
- What is a link-local address?? WAS: Re: JUNOS forwards IPv6 link-local packets Matthew Petach (May 06)
- Re: What is a link-local address?? WAS: Re: JUNOS forwards IPv6 link-local packets Daniel Roesen (May 06)
- Re: What is a link-local address?? WAS: Re: JUNOS forwards IPv6 link-local packets Mark Andrews (May 06)
- Re: What is a link-local address?? WAS: Re: JUNOS forwards IPv6 link-local packets Randy Bush (May 06)
- Re: What is a link-local address?? WAS: Re: JUNOS forwards IPv6 link-local packets Mark Andrews (May 06)
- Re: What is a link-local address?? WAS: Re: JUNOS forwards IPv6 link-local packets Chris Adams (May 06)
- Re: What is a link-local address?? WAS: Re: JUNOS forwards IPv6 link-local packets Randy Bush (May 06)
- Re: What is a link-local address?? WAS: Re: JUNOS forwards IPv6 link-local packets Jimmy Hess (May 06)
- Re: What is a link-local address?? WAS: Re: JUNOS forwards IPv6 link-local packets William Herrin (May 07)
- Re: What is a link-local address?? WAS: Re: JUNOS forwards IPv6 link-local packets Bjoern A. Zeeb (May 07)
- Re: What is a link-local address?? WAS: Re: JUNOS forwards IPv6 link-local packets Jimmy Hess (May 07)