(usagi-users 03991) Re: Source address selection

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Subject: (usagi-users 03991) Re: Source address selection

From: "Anjali Gajendragadkar" <anjali1004@xxxxxxxxx>

Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:03:51 +0530

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according to RFC 3484 there are some source and destination address selection algorithms

with respect to that i was asking this question

usually there could be three address asigned to the interface

anjali

On Nov 20, 2007 4:42 PM, Varun Chandramohan <varunc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Anjali Gajendragadkar wrote:
> Hi
> can any one tell me the reason for Source IPv6 address getting
> selected in following scenario
>
> 1. Linux PC - 2.6.12.3
>
> SA= 2001:db8:c18:101::100; 2001:db8:c18:101:211:95ff:fe28:8928
>
> Case 1
> when ping6 is initiated to 2001:db8:c18:101::200
>
> the linux machine selected 2001:db8:c18:101::100 source address
>
> case 2
> when ping6 is initiated to 2001:db8:c18:101:20d:88ff:fe45:c49d
>
> the linux machine selected 2001:db8:c18:101::100 source address
>
>
Iam not sure what you want to know, but its the primary address that
will be selected as source address for that interface. This can me
modified by ip command.
> Regards
> Anjali
>
>
>

Varun