[c-nsp] IPv6 subnets for point-to-point links

[Gert Doering]

Hi,

On Fri, May 13, 2005 at 06:35:27PM +0200, Andre Beck wrote:
> Of course there are reasons to run PTP links numbered. They are
> mostly due to the ways routing protocols work and establish their
> topology. But it's not an IP axiom to always have networks with
> masks, you can live perfectly without them if paying certain
> attention and not running certain dynamic routing protocols.

Especially in the context of *IPv6*, it should be noted that OSPFv3
runs over link-local addresses, so you don't need any global addresses
on the interface (or if you have them, you can change them on-the-fly
without annoying OSPF).

gert
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