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Re: IPv6 src address selection rules and 2.2.19

To: Pekka Savola <pekkas@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: IPv6 src address selection rules and 2.2.19
From: Michael Richardson <mcr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 13:35:13 -0500
Cc: netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 06 Nov 2001 09:50:26 +0200." <Pine.LNX.4.33.0111060945570.24198-100000@netcore.fi>
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>>>>> "Pekka" == Pekka Savola <pekkas@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
    Pekka> On Mon, 5 Nov 2001, Michael Richardson wrote:
    >> Are there known problems with src address selection with IPv6 on 2.2.19?
    >> (I am reluctant to upgrade this box to 2.4 until Debian Woody ships..)

    Pekka> The same problems as with 2.4; source address selection is .. very 
simple,
    Pekka> one could say.  USAGI have implemented new RFC-candidate src address

  okay, so that won't encourage an upgrade for me.

    >> I also can't remove the 2002: address:
    >> 
    >> cassidy:/home/mcr# ip -f inet6 addr del 
2002:c08b:2e21:2:260:97ff:fe04:3d70 dev eth0
    >> RTNETLINK answers: Cannot assign requested address

    Pekka> Use:

    Pekka> # ip -f inet6 addr del 2002:c08b:2e21:2:260:97ff:fe04:3d70/64 dev 
eth0

  Yup, that works... not I can download kernels from my closest mirror using v6.
(ftp.crc.ca is four v4 hops away now that there is an IX in town)

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