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Re: [v6ops] A good example of why we need to careful about ULAs

Ted Lemon <Ted.Lemon@nominum.com> Sat, 01 June 2013 16:33 UTC

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From: Ted Lemon <Ted.Lemon@nominum.com>
To: Alexandru Petrescu <alexandru.petrescu@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [v6ops] A good example of why we need to careful about ULAs
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On Jun 1, 2013, at 12:23 PM, Alexandru Petrescu <alexandru.petrescu@gmail.com> wrote:
> Do we end up saying that every node in the IPv6 Internet needs at least two addresses?

If all you have is a link-local address, then by definition you are not on the global internet.   The link-local vs. global address selection problem is easy, so I don't think you need to lose any sleep over this.

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