>>>>> "Luca" == Luca BRUNO <[email protected]> writes:
Luca> Hi all, I'm currently scratching my head with this
Luca> doubt/curiosity: why do Linux bridged interfaces have an ipv6
Luca> linklocal address? is it fine?
Luca> In particular, I'm currently experiencing troubles in such a
Luca> scenario with two virtual machines bridged to a virtual
Luca> switch.
Luca> [VM-A] ---- br0 ---- (virtual switch) --- br1 --- [VM-B]
Luca> I can see that after upping brX, the interface gets a ipv6
Luca> linklocal address.
What's a virtual switch?
Do you mean a router? ("layer-3 switch")
I'd prefer if the member devices of a bridge had their link-local
addresses removed by the kernel when they get added to the bridge.
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