Re: IPv6 Default Allocation - What size allocation for Loopback Address

[Sander Steffann <sander () steffann nl>]

Hi,

> Op 11 okt. 2014, om 23:00 heeft Roland Dobbins <rdobbins () arbor net> het volgende geschreven:
>
> > On Oct 11, 2014, at 2:09 PM, Tim Raphael <raphael.timothy () gmail com> wrote:
> >
> > > From my research, various authorities have recommended that a single /64 be allocated to router loopbacks with 
> > > /128s assigned on interfaces.
> >
> > Yes, this is what I advocate for loopbacks.

I often use the first /64 for loopbacks. Loopbacks are often used for management, iBGP etc and having short and easy to 
read addresses can be helpful. Something like 2001:db8::1 is easier to remember and type correctly than e.g. 
2001:db8:18ba:ff42::1 :)

Cheers,
Sander