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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 address

said 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.


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