same link-local address on multiple interface and OSPFv3

Brian E Carpenter brian.e.carpenter at gmail.com
Sat Jun 29 22:31:04 CEST 2013


On 29/06/2013 22:18, Benedikt Stockebrand wrote:
> Hi Phil and list,
> 
>> [Using the same link-local address on multiple (VLAN) interfaces]
>>
>> Many routers wouldn't let you do that in IPv4. Cisco IOS doesn't, for
>> example:
> 
> IPv4 doesn't have link-local addresses or anything similar (unless you
> want to consider 192.169/16 "similar" in this context).

Of course not, but I was trying to see how deep in the product
design the issue might go. It sounds like dumb copying of the IPv4
logic (where as Gert says there is no implied scope and therefore
a real ambiguity).

    Brian


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