Re: why 0xFFFE is used in the modified EUI-64 format

Daniel Roesen <dr@cluenet.de> Thu, 15 December 2005 01:54 UTC

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On Thu, Dec 15, 2005 at 02:36:16AM +0100, Daniel Roesen wrote:
> Nevertheless, the significance of bits #57 and #58 are not widely
> known to IPv6 operators out there.

I cannot count. g-bit is bit #56, not #58. My only excuse for this mail
flood is that it's almost 3am local time here. :-Z My apologies.


Best regards,
Daniel

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