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What is a link-local address?? WAS: Re: JUNOS forwards IPv6 link-local packets

Subject: What is a link-local address?? WAS: Re: JUNOS forwards IPv6 link-local packets
From: cmadams at hiwaay.net (Chris Adams)
Date: Sun, 6 May 2012 22:40:15 -0500
In-reply-to: <m24nrtapud.wl%[email protected]>
References: <CAEmG1=q6aa_33L29fjf7M4S_TQA4ydUT2yo_X22d3q+xFOfSMg@mail.gmail.com> <[email protected]> <m24nrtapud.wl%[email protected]>

Once upon a time, Randy Bush <randy at 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 at hiwaay.net>
Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services
I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.

References:
- What is a link-local address?? WAS: Re: JUNOS forwards IPv6 link-local packets
  - From: mpetach at netflight.com (Matthew Petach)
- What is a link-local address?? WAS: Re: JUNOS forwards IPv6 link-local packets
  - From: marka at isc.org (Mark Andrews)
- What is a link-local address?? WAS: Re: JUNOS forwards IPv6 link-local packets
  - From: randy at psg.com (Randy Bush)

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