> > Global scope addresses on router-to-router interfaces are necessary > > today for traceroute to work. Some ISPs are *requiring* working > > traceroute (without MPLS hiding of intermediate hops) in RFPs to > > transit providers. > > > > If you can get router ICMP handling changed such that the ICMP packet > > generated by traceroute is sent from the loopback address, we might > > be able to do without global scope addresses on router-to-router > > interfaces. But until then... > > You can do it on C and J vendor. Without link-local ICMPv6 will use > loopback0. Example on C: > ipv6 unnumbered loopback0
I'm afraid I don't consider this an alternative. I *like* global link addresses for our core routers - and so does our NOC. Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sth...@nethelp.no
