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Re: IPv6 Addressing Help


From: Jon Lewis <jlewis () lewis org>
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:40:34 -0400 (EDT)

On Fri, 14 Aug 2009, David Freedman wrote:

Will keep it simple, this is what I (and I suspect many others) do

/128 - Loopback (what else?)
/126 - Router p2p
/112 - Router LAN shared segments (p2mp)

Why even go that big on LAN segments? i.e. If you have a LAN/VLAN where you have say 20 devices (routers, switches, etc.) and know you'll never have more than say 50-100 devices, why not go as far as using a /120?

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