From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 25 16:01:29 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0DCE710656A5 for ; Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:01:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from hrs@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mail.allbsd.org (gatekeeper-int.allbsd.org [IPv6:2001:2f0:104:e002::2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 52AAC8FC1A for ; Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:01:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: from delta.allbsd.org (p3177-ipbf416funabasi.chiba.ocn.ne.jp [123.225.92.177]) (authenticated bits=128) by mail.allbsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id nAPG11W4003203; Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:01:12 +0900 (JST) (envelope-from hrs@FreeBSD.org) Received: from localhost (alph.allbsd.org [192.168.0.10]) (authenticated bits=0) by delta.allbsd.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id nAPG0t0u045476; Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:01:00 +0900 (JST) (envelope-from hrs@FreeBSD.org) Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:00:45 +0900 (JST) Message-Id: <20091126.010045.102373628.hrs@allbsd.org> To: Hartmut.Brandt@dlr.de From: Hiroki Sato In-Reply-To: References: X-PGPkey-fingerprint: BDB3 443F A5DD B3D0 A530 FFD7 4F2C D3D8 2793 CF2D X-Mailer: Mew version 6.3rc1 on Emacs 22.3 / Mule 5.0 (SAKAKI) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Multipart/Signed; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha1; boundary="--Security_Multipart(Thu_Nov_26_01_00_45_2009_509)--" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: clamav-milter 0.95.3 at gatekeeper.allbsd.org X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.3 (mail.allbsd.org [133.31.130.32]); Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:01:18 +0900 (JST) X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=13.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, CONTENT_TYPE_PRESENT, SPF_SOFTFAIL, X_MAILER_PRESENT autolearn=no version=3.2.5 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on gatekeeper.allbsd.org Cc: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Need help on IPv6 prefixes and interface addresses X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:01:29 -0000 ----Security_Multipart(Thu_Nov_26_01_00_45_2009_509)-- Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit wrote in : Ha> To answer my own question :-) These strange link local addresses are Ha> explained in the developers handbook section 8.1.1.3 and are called Ha> embedded Ha> link local addresses. These are not standard IPv6 addresses, but a way Ha> to encode the interface index (aka zone index) into the IPv6 Ha> address. This must be undone by the user program before using these Ha> addresses. I think "1.3.1 Kernel internal" in /usr/share/doc/IPv6/IMPLEMENTATION would also help. -- Hiroki ----Security_Multipart(Thu_Nov_26_01_00_45_2009_509)-- Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEABECAAYFAksNVK0ACgkQTyzT2CeTzy1XgQCfbaFHotSVr46fY9rGqjlvWUAk i8MAniCSlAhnrHHmEXk/BkiPlc9OsobE =1tzD -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ----Security_Multipart(Thu_Nov_26_01_00_45_2009_509)----