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Re: [PATCH] IPv6: (5/5) Allow IPv6 tunnels without own IPv6 address

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] IPv6: (5/5) Allow IPv6 tunnels without own IPv6 address
From: YOSHIFUJI Hideaki / 吉藤英明 <yoshfuji@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2003 11:24:09 +0900 (JST)
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Organization: USAGI Project
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In article <Pine.LNX.4.44.0309010257390.26242-200000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> (at Mon, 
1 Sep 2003 03:11:58 +0300 (EEST)), Ville Nuorvala <vnuorval@xxxxxxxxxx> says:

> unless (link-local) protocols like DHCPv6 or MLD are run over the virtual
> link formed by IPv6 tunnels, the net_devices representing the tunnels
> don't necessarily need to have an IPv6 address configured specifically to
> them.

Wrong. All interfaces have a link-local address. (RFC2462)

--yoshfuji

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