Alexander Clouter <[email protected]> wrote: > >> PPPS: 12.4T says it supports a global address for the HSRP ip ? I only >> have the option of autoconfig or link-local on my 6500. Is this something >> coming for Catalyst ? >> > I personally cannot think of a single reason why anyone would want to > configure a router gateway address with anything other than link-local. > As far as I am aware there are no advantages in using global address > although I am happy to be proved wrong and learn something new. > Okay, I have read Cisco's reasoning[1], although I cannot still see why it's necessary, but I'm not in the ISP/CPE business so my brain is not currently wired for that sort of thinking...I would have expected IGP on the next-hop to the customer router to have advertised the route.
/me shrugs Obviously someone with a pile of cash asked for it with good reason and Cisco obliged. :) Cheers [1] http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipv6/configuration/guide/ip6-fhrp.html#wp1062511 -- Alexander Clouter .sigmonster says: Natural laws have no pity. _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
