ipv6 next-hop link-local

George Bonser gbonser at seven.com
Mon Feb 21 09:30:52 CET 2011


> 
> I've used linklocal for eg NFS and the 'will not cross routers'
feature
> was quite welcome as a built-in security mechanism. Thus, I disagree.
> 
> regards,
> 	spz
> --
> spz at serpens.de (S.P.Zeidler)

So you must already know where the destination is in order to use it.
Ok, and I am still learning more about v6 each day.  But it would seen
that as a next hop for a dynamic routing protocol such as BGP, it would
be of little utility, particularly once one gets one or more hops away
from that link local NH.




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