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Re: [v6ops] [EXTERNAL] Re: Scope of Unique Local IPv6 Unicast Addresses (Fwd: New Version Notification for draft-gont-6man-ipv6-ula-scope-00.txt)

Philip Homburg <pch-v6ops-10@u-1.phicoh.com> Tue, 16 February 2021 16:34 UTC

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Subject: Re: [v6ops] [EXTERNAL] Re: Scope of Unique Local IPv6 Unicast Addresses (Fwd: New Version Notification for draft-gont-6man-ipv6-ula-scope-00.txt)
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>Linux, for example, will just pick one default gateway, usually "the one
>from the RA received last".

I think Linux also honours the priority of the default router. Playing
with default router priorities and the preference value of slaac prefixes
allows routers to steer traffic.

Of course that requires routers to coordinate...

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