[ipv6-wg] is use of IF-ID 0 "clean"

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Benedikt Stockebrand bs at stepladder-it.com
Sat Jun 21 16:09:37 CEST 2014

Hi folks,

Andrew 👽  Yourtchenko <ayourtch at gmail.com> writes:

> Using all-zero IID forms a subnet-router anycast address:
>
> http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4291#section-2.6.1
>
> Also, I've read about linux hosts responding to fe80:: if it is
> configured on any link on the router (though reads like a clear bug to
> me, and maybe fixed already).

well, any router is supposed to listen on that anycast address, so
enabling that address when you turn on IPv6 forwarding does make some
sense.


Cheers,

    Benedikt

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