IPv6 Default Allocation - What size allocation for Loopback Address

Sun Oct 12 12:53:36 UTC 2014

Hi,

> Op 11 okt. 2014, om 23:00 heeft Roland Dobbins <rdobbins at arbor.net> het volgende geschreven:
> 
>> On Oct 11, 2014, at 2:09 PM, Tim Raphael <raphael.timothy at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> From my research, various authorities have recommended that a single /64 be allocated to router loopbacks with /128s assigned on interfaces.
>> 
>> Yes, this is what I advocate for loopbacks.

I often use the first /64 for loopbacks. Loopbacks are often used for management, iBGP etc and having short and easy to read addresses can be helpful. Something like 2001:db8::1 is easier to remember and type correctly than e.g. 2001:db8:18ba:ff42::1 :)

Cheers,
Sander