RE: ipv6 - link local uses

Thanks Brandon. Not routable period? Or not routable on the global
internet (much link private ip's 1918 aren't routable on the global
internet)? Please clarify

-----Original Message-----
From: Brandon Carroll [mailto:brandon.j.carroll_at_gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:56 PM
To: Aaron
Cc: <ccielab_at_groupstudy.com>
Subject: Re: ipv6 - link local uses

Link local addresses are not routable so you need both.

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On Mar 23, 2011, at 12:44 PM, "Aaron" <aaron1_at_gvtc.com> wrote:

> I understand ipv6 has some very interesting and very different things from
> ipv4.
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> One of which is this link-local business (fe80::/64 as I recall), seems to
> be an automatic ipv6 address on pretty much every single ipv6 product that
> I've laid eyes on.cisco, linux, windows.
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> Question, is it possible, furthermore, is it a best practice to run purely
> link local subnets between routers? OR must I configure real-world ipv6
> address (I think called aggregatable global ucast) between my routers ?
..
> I would understand the need for agg global's on customer facing interfaces
> but on the router to router links...that's where I'm wondering.
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> Aaron
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Received on Wed Mar 23 2011 - 15:02:46 ART