Re: IPv6, was IPv10 (fwd)

[Mark Andrews <[e-mail]>]

In message <[e-mail]>om>, Brian E Carpenter writes:
> On 30/12/2016 08:30, John R Levine wrote:
> >>> I might be able to use ULAs but I have no idea how well ULAs actually work
> >>
> >> Exactly like any other global-scope IPv6 address. They just work. (I speak
> >> from experience.)
> > 
> > How do I tell my router that the ULAs on the home side of the router are 
> > different from ULAs on the cableco side?
> 
> Your ULAs are all in your ULA /48 prefix. I'm not clear why the cableco would
> be using ULAs, but if they do, those address will be in the cableco's ULA /48.
> No confusion is possible, and as a border router, it SHOULD drop outbound
> packets with source addresses in your ULA /48.

It should also be dropping incoming traffic from ULAs it is not
configured to pass.  That is the job of a border router.

> >> If you want static addresses on your servers, it's no different from any 
> >> other static address. But maybe I am not understanding your concern.
> > 
> > If I knew I had an address range that held still, I would use DHCPv6 and see 
> > how many of my devices handle it.  What happens if I have ULA addresses handed 
> > out by DHCPv6 and global addresses from SLAAC?  Do I have to turn off SLAAC?
> 
> In the router advertisements, the prefix information option for the ULA prefix
> would need its A flag turned off.
> 
> > (If this stuff is all written down somewhere, I would be thrilled to get 
> > the reference.)
> 
> This is more for v6ops or even [e-mail]. To be honest I
> don't know if any of the IPv6 books covers this stuff in detail.
> 
>     Brian
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