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Date:      Sat, 25 Oct 2014 10:04:33 -0700
From:      Darren Pilgrim <list_freebsd@bluerosetech.com>
To:        "Randal L. Schwartz" <merlyn@stonehenge.com>,  freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: IPv6 aliases on FreeBSD 10
Message-ID:  <544BD821.7050408@bluerosetech.com>
In-Reply-To: <86y4s4ru9s.fsf@red.stonehenge.com>
References:  <CANNwXrYNw3bdnXDLdEVDhfWBxn2wu1Joyd3WpobweHDjUzFfgQ@mail.gmail.com> <5447AD3F.8060304@bytecamp.net> <CANNwXra7nhsH4m52-SX2PqBwHLP1NoqtZmGx-MF4B8VE8HJFTQ@mail.gmail.com> <CANNwXrZ75XtVv84adpum-DU_kf=KjuJfnFpuhZucXJhqBT3K%2Bw@mail.gmail.com> <54490752.7080504@radel.com> <CANNwXrb89ryxdsw7emsP9b6AKQAcS%2B6z=Vr2ChNkX9CcZCMdDQ@mail.gmail.com> <544BCAD1.1040709@bluerosetech.com> <86y4s4ru9s.fsf@red.stonehenge.com>

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On 10/25/2014 9:25 AM, Randal L. Schwartz wrote:
> Here's what works for my ISP (I'm still on 8.4):
>
>      ipv6_enable=YES
>      ipv6_defaultrouter="fe80::1%em0"
>      ipv6_ifconfig_em0="fe80::2/64"
>      ipv6_ifconfig_em0_alias0="2607:f2f8:3080::/64"
>      ipv6_gateway_enable=YES
>
> I own the /48, but they want their leg to me to be the first /64 of
> that.  Unlike most ISPs, they're using link-local addresses for that leg
> for routing... and they send anything for my /48 to fe80::2 on that leg.

+1 For correct use of link-local addressing.  Seems odd they'd also want 
a routable /64 on it, though.

> And yes, I'm using the ::0 address as my primary machine address.  It
> works. :)
>
>      $ host red.stonehenge.com
>      red.stonehenge.com has address 208.79.95.2
>      red.stonehenge.com has IPv6 address 2607:f2f8:3080::

Those are fun.  One of my favourites:

# dig -t AAAA sprint.net +short
2600::




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