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Subject: Re: link-local needed w/static IP and gateway?
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On 6/12/2011 3:30 PM, Charles Sprickman wrote:
> Can anyone help me understand what the relationship is between address
> resolution for the router

I don't know what you mean by "address resolution for the router."

> and link-local?  Why is this required?  Why
> can I ping other hosts on the subnet without enabling link-local?

link-local is required for IPv6. The gateway address should be the 
link-local address, not the GUA.

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