Julian,

Thanks for catching this.  I will fix this before publishing a new ID.

Bob

At 02:31 PM 8/12/2002, Sellers, Julian P wrote:
>Bob Hinden wrote:
> >
> > Change to second sentence in the first paragraph of section 2.5.1:
> >
> >   Interface identifiers in IPv6 unicast addresses are used to identify
> >   interfaces on a link.  They are required to be unique within a subnet  |
> >   prefix.  They may also be unique over a broader scope.  In some cases  |
> >   an interface's identifier will be derived directly from that
> >   interface's link-layer address.  The same interface identifier may be
> >   used on multiple interfaces on a single node, as long as they are
> >   attached to different links.
>
>The last sentence of the paragraph is no longer correct.  The addresses
><prefix-a>::1 and <prefix-b>::1 can be on the same link and even on the same
>interface.  In addition, I see no need for the two sentences that precede
>that sentence or for the paragraph that follows it.
>
>Appendix A needs changes also.  Under the heading "Links without
>Identifiers", I find five references to link-unique interface IDs instead of
>subnet-prefix-unique interface IDs.
>
>Julian
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