[aklug] Re: IPv6 routers and switches

From: Royce Williams <royce@tycho.org>
Date: Thu Dec 23 2010 - 22:50:53 AKST

Scott A. Johnson said, on 12/23/2010 10:11 PM:
> Let me know if you need sample configs. As everyone else said, IPv6
> is Layer ~3 so any devices lower than that on the OSI model - i.e.
> layer 2 Ethernet switches - don't care what Layer 3 protocol you're
> running.

This is true for consumer gear, but IIRC some big iron makes some
assumptions (to make ASICS run faster) that need to be IPv6-aware. Most
of that big iron has been orienting towards IPv6 for some time, thankfully.

Royce
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