Re: [PATCH] IPv6: Fix Prefix Length of Link-local Addresses

[Derek Fawcus <dfawcus@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Oct 10, 2002 at 09:35:26AM +0900, Yuji Sekiya wrote:
> OK. I have assigned fe80:1910::10/64 link-local address to
> USAGI linux box and tried to ping ipv6.
> 
> Target IPv6 address: fe80:1910::10
> Repeat count [5]:
> Datagram size [100]:
> Timeout in seconds [2]:
> Extended commands? [no]:
> Output Interface: FastEthernet4/1
> Type escape sequence to abort.
> Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to FE80:1910::10, timeout is 2 seconds:
> !!!!!
> Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 1/2/4 ms
> 
> Oct 10 09:27:35: IPV6: source FE80::201:64FF:FEA3:ED55 (local)
> Oct 10 09:27:35:       dest FE80:1910::10 (FastEthernet4/1)
> Oct 10 09:27:35:       traffic class 224, flow 0x0, len 64+16, prot 58, hops 
> 255, originating
> Oct 10 09:27:35: IPv6: Sending on FastEthernet4/1

Well what do you know?  At least one implementation supports that type of
config.

Anyway,  I as said in an earlier email,  do whatever you want.  I just
considered that change to be dubious.

DF