Some computer network equipment use the term "loopback" for a virtual interface used for management purposes.
Job meant your main normal IPv4 address, not the loopback address on the loopback virtual interface. -- Wilco On 20/03/15 09:23, olivier a wrote: > > let's 192.168.1.1 is my router Wan IP. One single physical router > running bird and bird6. > > Solution 1 : > bird router id = 192.168.1.1 > bird6 router id = 192.168.1.1 > > Solution 2 : > bird router id = 192.168.1.1 > bird6 router id = 127.0.0.1 > > Is that what you're advising ? > What are the benefits of using IPv4 loopback as bird6 router id ??! > :-) > > On Mar 19, 2015 11:13 AM, "Job Snijders" <j...@instituut.net > <mailto:j...@instituut.net>> wrote: > > On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 11:08:06AM +0100, Ondrej Zajicek wrote: > > On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 09:35:42AM +0100, olivier a wrote: > > > Is it good practice to use same router id for bird and bird6 ? > > > > > > I'm wondering if there are some drawbacks or pitfalls ? > > > > I see no reason why not to use the same router id. > > I second that. If they are the same physical box, using the IPv4 > loopback as router-id in bird6 is a good (and common) approach. > > Kind regards, > > Job >
