Re: IPv4 next-hops over IPv6

[Chris Malayter via Bird-users]

Thank you!

> On Apr 23, 2024, at 10:28 AM, Tore Anderson <t...@fud.no> wrote:
> 
> * Chris Malayter
>> Probably better question.  Is RFC5549 supported by BIRD?
> 
> Yes, RFC 8950 is on the list of supported standards, and can be configured 
> with the «[require] extended next hop» configuration option.
> 
> https://bird.network.cz/?get_doc&v=20&f=bird-6.html#ss6.4
> 
> No reason whatsoever this wouldn't work as well on an IX as it would on any 
> other Ethernet link. IX-es aren't that special, except maybe needing to cater 
> to customers running BGP implementations not updated since the 1990s.
> 
> Tore
>