weird RIP prefix: 5f00::/16

Dimitry Haskin dhaskin@baynetworks.com
Fri, 24 Jan 1997 14:31:21 -0500


Alain,

> 
> 
> I'm getting the prefix 5f00::/16 in a RIP announce.
> I do not understand this preffix. Is it a bug somewhere
> or do I miss something?
> 
> Another question is: should a default route or a 5f00::/8 route
> be advertised by someone? If yes by who?
>
I believe both prefixes, 5f00::/16 and 5f00::/8, were injected
over an experimental tunnel to a bay router and propagated to
other routers.  They are not propagated any more.

> I personnaly tend to think that such routes should not be advertised.
>
> opinions?
>
Agreed.

> 	- Alain.
> 
Dimitry