Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 9 Oct 2002 20:05:33 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 9 Oct 2002 20:05:33 -0400 Received: from ams-msg-core-1.cisco.com ([144.254.74.60]:11914 "EHLO ams-msg-core-1.cisco.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 9 Oct 2002 20:05:32 -0400 Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 01:10:48 +0100 From: Derek Fawcus To: Yuji Sekiya Cc: "David S. Miller" , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, netdev@oss.sgi.com, usagi@linux-ipv6.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] IPv6: Fix Prefix Length of Link-local Addresses Message-ID: <20021010011048.D8102@edi-view1.cisco.com> References: <20021010002902.A3803@edi-view1.cisco.com> <20021009.162438.82081593.davem@redhat.com> <20021009.164504.28085695.davem@redhat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: ; from sekiya@sfc.wide.ad.jp on Thu, Oct 10, 2002 at 09:00:34AM +0900 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 860 Lines: 27 On Thu, Oct 10, 2002 at 09:00:34AM +0900, Yuji Sekiya wrote: > > I have cisco box which installed IPv6 IOS. Did I mention any specific names :-) > But it defines no prefix length at an interface, Not really suprising, it's meaningless. > FastEthernet4/1 is up, line protocol is up > IPv6 is enabled, link-local address is FE80::201:64FF:FEA3:ED55 > > and outgoing interface of routing table is NULL ? :-) > > L FE80::/10 [0/0] > via ::, Null0, 7w0d Well, that prefix is on all ipv6 enabled interfaces. so again a bit meaningless. Anyway, that's showing a Local entry not a connected entry. DF - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/