[openib-general] [PATCH] Enable inet6 on ib interface

Roland Dreier roland at topspin.com
Thu Nov 11 16:46:37 PST 2004


    Nitin> Based on some googling I found that for linux, since Link
    Nitin> Local addresses are not routable, you need to provide the
    Nitin> scope (by specifying an outgoing interface) to ssh in
    Nitin> linux. This is very different from Solaris implementation
    Nitin> where it still derives the scope of link local address and
    Nitin> thereby its outgoing interface too. Does that sounds okay ?

Thanks, that works for me.  Not very intuitive but I guess it makes
sense.  In fact I don't see how Solaris can deduce the interface from
a link local IPv6 address...

 - R.



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