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Newer page: version 6 Last edited on Monday, August 13, 2007 12:12:18 pm by NickClifford
Older page: version 5 Last edited on Sunday, June 22, 2003 10:24:57 pm by CraigBox Revert
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 IPV6 Link local addresses are autoconfigured addresses based on the devices MAC address. 
  
-The biggest problem is that the kernel has fe80::/10 routed with every interface, so if you ping a link local address it doens't know which interface to use
+Link local addresses are used by various auto configuration mechanisms to refer to other devices on the same link (eg autoconfigured routes use the link local address of the router). Generally speaking you would not usually use a link local address except in routing tables
  
-The way to get around this is to tell the program which interface to use. 
+An inherit property of link local addresses is they are only valid on the link they belong to. Thusly if you wish to send a packet (eg ping) a link local address, you must specify which interface you wish to use. 
  
 telnet: 
+<pre>  
  $ telnet.netkit fe80::205:1cff:fe10:5edf%wan0 bgpd 
  Trying fe80::205:1cff:fe10:5edf%wan0... 
  Connected to fe80::205:1cff:fe10:5edf%wan0. 
  Escape character is '^]'. 
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+</pre>  
+<pre>  
 ping: 
  $ ping6 -I eth1 fe80::202:2dff:fe51:a1b2 
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-etc.  
+</pre>  
  
 This, and other gotcha's with [IPv6] is discussed in [IPv6LessonsLearnt]. 
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 See [IPv6Addressing], Compare [SiteLocal] and [GlobalScope] addresses. 
  
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