[CUWiN-Dev] Re: RFC4193: Unique Local IPv6 Unicast Addresses

[David Young]

Oops, I sent this to myself, not the list.

Dave

On Fri, Dec 02, 2005 at 01:04:41AM -0600, David Young wrote:
> I am going to use RFC4193 "unique local addresses" (ULAs) to
> replace the deprecated IPv6 "site local" addresses on CUWiN routers.
> See <http://ip-doc.com/rfc/rfc4193> for the definition of a ULA.
> 
> I made CUWiN a ULA prefix, fdb4:542d:dc11::/48, using a CGI script
> by one Shinsuke SUZUKI.  I have installed a copy of the script at
> <http://chambana.net/~dyoung/gen-ula.html>.
> 
> I will put the ULA prefix in /etc/myula, and adapt /sbin/eth6ip to
> use the prefix in /etc/myula, instead of fec0/48.  Other sites should
> probably create their own ULA, and modify /etc/myula to suit.
> 
> Since ULAs are unique and self-assigned, they are IMO a sensible choice
> for IPv6 community wireless networks that are without "native" IPv6
> connectivity, but nevertheless want to tunnel to other IPv6 CWNs around
> the globe.
> 
> Dave
> 
> -- 
> David Young             OJC Technologies
> dyoung at ojctech.com      Urbana, IL * (217) 278-3933

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David Young             OJC Technologies
dyoung at ojctech.com      Urbana, IL * (217) 278-3933