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On Jun 2, 2013 11:18 AM, <<a href="mailto:sthaug@nethelp.no">sthaug@nethelp.no</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> > > > Subnet anycast is not a supported feature or requirment in my network.<br>
> > ><br>
> > > As subnet anycast is a integral part of IPv6, you might not want to<br>
> > > support or require it, but the gear will implement it and thus one point<br>
> > > it will bite you as suddenly it won't work.<br>
> > ><br>
> > > Likely though you are just putting the PtP links as 2x /128 and not as a<br>
> > > /127 on the link. The former works, the latter breaks.<br>
> ><br>
> > Funny, /127 works great for "real" point to point links (SDH). I tried<br>
> > it just now on an Ethernet link between a JunOS 11.4 box and an IOS XR<br>
> > 4.2.3 box in my lab - and it seems to work just great there too.<br>
> ><br>
> > What is the real usage of IPv6 subnet anycast?<br>
><br>
> Some interesting discussion on the use of /127 - but I still haven't<br>
> seen any info on the real usage of IPv6 subnet anycast. I'm tempted to<br>
> draw the conclusion that nobody uses IPv6 subnet anycast.<br>
><br>
> (As opposed to the *normal* way of doing anycast, which is the same for<br>
> IPv4 and IPv6, and which we and many others use to great effect for DNS<br>
> and similar services.)<br>
><br>
> Steinar Haug, AS 2116</p>
<p dir="ltr">Perhaps somebody should formally move that function to historical status so it stops coming up. </p>
<p dir="ltr">CB <br>
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