[atlas] IPv6, RA and static IPv6 assignment

On 2013/09/19 12:21 , Ole Troan wrote:
>>>
>> At my home I have 4 IPv6 prefixes (2 from xs4all, HE, and 6to4). The
>> best way to retain some sort of sanity is to make sure that all but one
>> are deprecated.
>>
>> Alternatively, make sure that all just work and that it doesn't matter
>> which one is used. The main problem there is reverse DNS.
>
> my home is also IPv6 multi-homed. I expect the RIPE probe to probe
using both source addresses.
> my routing infrastructure does SADR, so the probe by choosing source
address also chooses exit.
>
>
At the moment, probes do not explicitly select sources addresses. What
gets used in a measurement is whatever the Linux kernel on the probe
considers the best address for a particular destination.

That may change in the future because source address selection may be
needed for Atlas anchors, but at the moment the time frame is unknown.

Philip

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