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subnet prefix length > 64 breaks IPv6?
- Subject: subnet prefix length > 64 breaks IPv6?
- From: glen.kent at gmail.com (Glen Kent)
- Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:37:02 +0530
- In-reply-to: <[email protected]>
- References: <CAPLq3UPJqwrqeOJornSAEQjNa=b7BOB6r3XZWugHUGyLAsq9Wg@mail.gmail.com> <[email protected]>
Ok. So does SLAAC break with masks > 64?
Glen
On Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 12:38 PM, <sthaug at nethelp.no> wrote:
>> I am not sure if this is the reason as this only applies to the link
>> local IP address. One could still assign a global IPv6 address. So,
>> why does basic IPv6 (ND process, etc) break if i use a netmask of say
>> /120?
>
> As long as you assign addresses statically, IPv6 works just fine with a
> netmask > 64. We've been using this for several years now. No problem.
>
> Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug at nethelp.no