RE: ipv6 address- quick question

["Whitmore, Timothy B" <timothy.b.whitmore@xxxxxxxx>]

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> Sent: 	Wednesday, April 12, 2000 7:48 AM
> To: 	Nora Parker
> Cc: 	ksbn@kt.co.kr; 6bone@ISI.EDU; 6bone-jp@wide.ad.jp;
> noc@abilene.iu.edu; ipv6-support@cisco.com; hackers@kr.freebsd.org
> Subject: 	Re: ipv6 address- quick question
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> 
> Hi,
> 
> Ok .. A Quick Explanation...
> 
> Link Local - > this address is used within a link..(i.e Link local
> addresses are not fowarded by the router).Automatically Set Based on
> EUI-64. Used primarily for neighbour discovery etc.
> 
> Site Local ->  valid within a site.Can be assigned
> 
> Global -> Valid anywhere within the Internet domain..Assigned.
> 
> Try RFC-1884 (IPv6 addressing specs.) for more detail.
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, 11 Apr 2000, Nora Parker wrote:
> 
> > I have read many books and papers on the addresses for ipv6 but still
> > can't figure out exactly what the three different address on the eth0
> are.
> > Can someone give me quick explanation of the Link, Site and Global
> > address? 
> > 
> > thanks
> > Nora 
> > 
> > 
> 
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