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IPv6 Default Allocation - What size allocation for Loopback Address

Subject: IPv6 Default Allocation - What size allocation for Loopback Address
From: geier at geier.ne.tz (Frank Habicht)
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 19:47:29 +0300
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On 10/11/2014 8:41 AM, Faisal Imtiaz wrote:
> For Router Loopback Address .... what is wisdom in allocating a /64 vs /128 ?

The number of IPs addresses used on them subnets on them loopbacks is as
far as I can foresee only one [for each loopback]. So a subnet of size "one
address" should do it.
And that seems to be the same in v4 and v6

Frank

References:
- IPv6 Default Allocation - What size allocation are you giving out
  - From: ESundberg at nitelusa.com (Erik Sundberg)
- IPv6 Default Allocation - What size allocation are you giving out
  - From: rdobbins at arbor.net (Roland Dobbins)
- IPv6 Default Allocation - What size allocation are you giving out
  - From: bill at herrin.us (William Herrin)
- IPv6 Default Allocation - What size allocation are you giving out
  - From: baldur.norddahl at gmail.com (Baldur Norddahl)
- IPv6 Default Allocation - What size allocation are you giving out
  - From: rdobbins at arbor.net (Roland Dobbins)
- IPv6 Default Allocation - What size allocation are you giving out
  - From: baldur.norddahl at gmail.com (Baldur Norddahl)
- IPv6 Default Allocation - What size allocation are you giving out
  - From: rdobbins at arbor.net (Roland Dobbins)
- IPv6 Default Allocation - What size allocation are you giving out
  - From: baldur.norddahl at gmail.com (Baldur Norddahl)
- IPv6 Default Allocation - What size allocation for Loopback Address
  - From: faisal at snappytelecom.net (Faisal Imtiaz)

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