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OptionXyesterday at 11:48 PM1 replyview on HN

I thought fe80::whatever was only for link local, and link local was only for 1-1 communication with router for SLAAC.

After you'd get a unique local than thebn would be used for normal routing needs.

Did I get the wrong?


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anyfootoday at 12:02 AM

You can use link local for whatever you want, I don't think there's a restriction, is there?

Even though it's rare, I actually do use it if I want to talk to another host on a very specific interface. Sometimes there's multiple paths.

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