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RE: What's 16 bits between friends?

"Templin, Fred L" <Fred.L.Templin@boeing.com> Wed, 19 September 2007 13:54 UTC

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From: "Templin, Fred L" <Fred.L.Templin@boeing.com>
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> According to RFC 3627 /128 is not a good idea. It should be /126.

RFC3627 doesn't say that. It says: "Using two /128
addresses is also one, though often cumbersome,
approach.", but it doesn't say that using /128 is
not a good idea.

Fred
fred.l.templin@boeing.com

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