same link-local address on multiple interface and OSPFv3

Mikael Abrahamsson swmike at swm.pp.se
Fri Jun 28 14:41:34 CEST 2013


On Fri, 28 Jun 2013, Matjaž Straus Istenič wrote:

> Workaround is rather simple: use different link-local addresses on 
> IPv6-enabled interfaces and you are safe. But, nevertheless, I think 
> using same link-local pairs on links should not get you into any 
> trouble, right?

Correct, the same way that configuring fe80::1 on one interface and 
fe80::2 on a second interface, and on this second interface the other end 
should be able to have fe80::1 as its address, and everything should work 
fine. Everything else is buggy, as you already have concluded.

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Mikael Abrahamsson    email: swmike at swm.pp.se


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