Re: Trying to understand IPv6

Hmm, I guess I see it.
You mean design as if the link has the /64 assigned to it, but configure
the router to know that in reality it is only one other address in this
point to point link ?

What is the gaining from making this more complex than it could ?
(Other than dropping a packet a litle bit earlier)

-Carlos

Carlos G Mendioroz @ 24/10/2012 15:29 -0300 dixit:
> Ah... uh ?
> What do you mean /64 for the subnet but /127 mask ? Where do you use the
> /127 ? Where the /64 ?
>
> -Carlos
>
> Marko Milivojevic @ 24/10/2012 15:17 -0300 dixit:
>> On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 2:46 AM, Carlos G Mendioroz <tron_at_huapi.ba.ar>
>> wrote:
>>> Hmm, I've never seen anything between a /64 and a /128.
>>
>> /127 is common on point-to-point links. General best-practice is to
>> assign /64 subnet for the link, but use /127 mask.
>>
>> --
>> Marko Milivojevic - CCIE #18427 (SP R&S)
>> Senior CCIE Instructor - IPexpert
>>
>

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