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Using IPv6 with prefixes shorter than a /64 on a LAN

Subject: Using IPv6 with prefixes shorter than a /64 on a LAN
From: jfbeam at gmail.com (Ricky Beam)
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:32:59 -0500
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On Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:42:29 -0500, Owen DeLong <owen at delong.com> wrote:
> Seriously? Repetitively sweeping a /64? Let's do the math...
...

We've had this discussion before...

If the site is using SLAAC, then that 64bit target is effectively 48bits.   
And I can make a reasonable guess at 24 of those bits. (esp. if I've seen  
the address of even one of the machines.)

--Ricky

Follow-Ups:
- Using IPv6 with prefixes shorter than a /64 on a LAN
  - From: rcarpen at network1.net (Randy Carpenter)
- Using IPv6 with prefixes shorter than a /64 on a LAN
  - From: nanog at 85d5b20a518b8f6864949bd940457dc124746ddc.nosense.org (Mark Smith)

References:
- Using IPv6 with prefixes shorter than a /64 on a LAN
  - From: carlosm3011 at gmail.com (Carlos Martinez-Cagnazzo)
- Using IPv6 with prefixes shorter than a /64 on a LAN
  - From: rps at maine.edu (Ray Soucy)
- Using IPv6 with prefixes shorter than a /64 on a LAN
  - From: mloftis at wgops.com (Michael Loftis)
- Using IPv6 with prefixes shorter than a /64 on a LAN
  - From: patrick.sumby at sohonet.co.uk (Patrick Sumby)
- Using IPv6 with prefixes shorter than a /64 on a LAN
  - From: owen at delong.com (Owen DeLong)

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