Re: ipv6 host part

From: Dean Strik (dean_at_stack.nl)
Date: 04/29/05

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    Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 13:49:02 +0200
    To: Neo-Vortex <root@Neo-Vortex.net>
    
    
    

    Neo-Vortex wrote:
    > alias Establish an additional network address for this interface. This
    > is sometimes useful when changing network numbers, and one wishes
    > to accept packets addressed to the old interface. If the address
    > is on the same subnet as the first network address for this
    > interface, a non-conflicting netmask must be given. Usually
    > 0xffffffff is most appropriate.
    >
    > That is for IPv4 taken from ifconfig(8), one would assume for IPv6 it is
    > the same and i use it like that without issues (although i have not tried
    > it the other way)

    Your assumption is wrong.

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    Dean C. Strik             Eindhoven University of Technology
    dean@stack.nl  |  dean@ipnet6.org  |  http://www.ipnet6.org/
    "This isn't right. This isn't even wrong." -- Wolfgang Pauli
    
    



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