Date: Fri, 27 May 2016 12:02:33 -0700 From: Kevin Oberman <rkoberman@gmail.com> To: "freebsd-net@freebsd.org" <freebsd-net@freebsd.org>, tinc@tinc-vpn.org, Mailinglists FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: IPv6, ULAs and FreeBSD Message-ID: <CAN6yY1sNqSfjvV5j4vfmm=h=RCP2uiFRXaBzvdJGGV-gX_vjTA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20160527070901.GA7911@box-fra-01.niklaas.eu> References: <20160519124446.GB2444@box-fra-01.niklaas.eu> <20160523034855.GA37797@box-fra-01.niklaas.eu> <20160524061707.GA77980@box-fra-01.niklaas.eu> <20160526193602.GF49239@box-fra-01.niklaas.eu> <CAN6yY1uEwttkd7iCBrjoFytUjUiNL1Ew-j7pm=-S=dY9HBXPYQ@mail.gmail.com> <20160527070901.GA7911@box-fra-01.niklaas.eu>
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On Fri, May 27, 2016 at 12:09 AM, Niklaas Baudet von Gersdorff < niklaas@box-fra-01.niklaas.eu> wrote: > Kevin Oberman [2016-05-26 21:11 -0700] : > > > The most valid use is when you can only get a /64 from your provider. > > I got a /112 for each of my virtual servers... So, I decided to go for > ULAs for the VPN between them. > This is fine, but why not use link-local for the VPN links? That's the primary reason for them. (N.B. I am not aware of your architectural details, and ULAs for the VPNs might be appropriate.) As long as they are properly allocated and statically routed, you can use a /112 or any other prefix length, just don't assume that they will work in any more global environment. -- Kevin Oberman, Part time kid herder and retired Network Engineer E-mail: rkoberman@gmail.com PGP Fingerprint: D03FB98AFA78E3B78C1694B318AB39EF1B055683
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