IPv6 in the enterprise

[Asbjorn Hojmark - Lists]

> I don't understand what the benefits are of then using a GUA a
> default gateway address on the end-nodes is.

In practice, pinging a link-local address can be difficult for the end-users.

A Windows user, for example, can't just "ping fe80::1" if he has multiple interfaces (most do). They have to enter something like "ping fe80::1%10" and you won't know in advance which interface number the end-user has to ping. The same goes for ping6 on a Linux machine, where you can't just "ping6 fe80::1" but have to do something like "ping6 -I eth2 fe80::1".

If you have to guide the end-user through finding the correct link-local interface to ping from, you might as well (and IMO easier) guide them through pinging a GUA, which you know in advance.

Just my 2 cent.

-A