On Wed, 26 Mar 2003, Michel Py wrote:
> > Brian E Carpenter
> > That's correct as long as the RFC3056 code is only enabled in
> > the site border router. If it's enabled in any internal routers,
> > the packets will get black holed internally.
> 
> I don't think so. They will be blackholed only if the traffic crosses a
> 6to4 tunnel interface, not if the 6to4 address is treated/configured as
> a regular IPv6 address. 

True. (But this was already stated.)

> If the routing table contains IGP or connected
> routes with a mask of /64 as it should be the longest match route will
> prevail over the 2002::/16 route associated with the tunnel interface
> and traffic should flow. 

You're making an assumption that all nodes implementing 6to4
pseudo-intefarce take part in the IGP to get the more specific 2002:FOO
routes, or the topology is simple enough that there is only one subnet (,
and the site admin expects the default route to do the job).

I do not believe this is realistically the case for what's being proposed.

> If there is no match in the routing table then
> traffic will indeed be blackholed and that's a feature not a bug.

True.

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Netcore Oy                    kingdom bleeds."
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