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Re: IPv6 prefixes longer then /64: are they possible in DOCSIS networks?
From: Owen DeLong <owen () delong com>
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:51:52 -0800
On Nov 28, 2011, at 7:29 AM, Ray Soucy wrote:
It's a good practice to reserve a 64-bit prefix for each network. That's a good general rule. For point to point or link networks you can use something as small as a 126-bit prefix (we do).
Technically, absent buggy {firm,soft}ware, you can use a /127. There's no actual benefit to doing anything longer than a /64 unless you have buggy *ware (ping pong attacks only work against buggy *ware), and there can be some advantages to choosing addresses other than ::1 and ::2 in some cases. If you're letting outside packets target your point-to-point links, you have bigger problems than neighbor table attacks. If not, then the neighbor table attack is a bit of a red-herring. Owen
Current thread:
- IPv6 prefixes longer then /64: are they possible in DOCSIS networks? Dmitry Cherkasov (Nov 28)
- Re: IPv6 prefixes longer then /64: are they possible in DOCSIS networks? Ray Soucy (Nov 28)
- Re: IPv6 prefixes longer then /64: are they possible in DOCSIS networks? Owen DeLong (Nov 28)
- Re: IPv6 prefixes longer then /64: are they possible in DOCSIS networks? Steven Bellovin (Nov 28)
- Re: IPv6 prefixes longer then /64: are they possible in DOCSIS networks? Brzozowski, John (Nov 28)
- Re: IPv6 prefixes longer then /64: are they possible in DOCSIS networks? Fred Baker (Nov 28)
- Re: IPv6 prefixes longer then /64: are they possible in DOCSIS networks? Brzozowski, John (Nov 28)
- RE: IPv6 prefixes longer then /64: are they possible in DOCSIS networks? McCall, Gabriel (Nov 29)
- RE: IPv6 prefixes longer then /64: are they possible in DOCSIS networks? Nathan Eisenberg (Nov 29)
- Re: IPv6 prefixes longer then /64: are they possible in DOCSIS networks? Ray Soucy (Nov 29)
- Re: IPv6 prefixes longer then /64: are they possible in DOCSIS networks? Owen DeLong (Nov 29)
- Re: IPv6 prefixes longer then /64: are they possible in DOCSIS networks? Joel jaeggli (Nov 29)
- Re: IPv6 prefixes longer then /64: are they possible in DOCSIS networks? Owen DeLong (Nov 29)
- Re: IPv6 prefixes longer then /64: are they possible in DOCSIS networks? Owen DeLong (Nov 28)
- Re: IPv6 prefixes longer then /64: are they possible in DOCSIS networks? Ray Soucy (Nov 28)