Comments on: IPv6 – Avoiding the Captive Portal http://www.send4help.net/ipv6-avoiding-captive-portal-133 helpful IT content. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:05:52 +0000 hourly 1 By: Justin http://www.send4help.net/ipv6-avoiding-captive-portal-133/comment-page-1#comment-13 Justin Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:01:39 +0000 http://www.send4help.net/?p=133#comment-13 Thanks for the correction and the additional info. Looks like I could use a refresher on IPv6. Thanks for the correction and the additional info. Looks like I could use a refresher on IPv6.

]]> By: TJ http://www.send4help.net/ipv6-avoiding-captive-portal-133/comment-page-1#comment-12 TJ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:38:34 +0000 http://www.send4help.net/?p=133#comment-12 Actually, ff02::1 is multicast; specifically the All Nodes Multicast address. ... Anything starting with FF == multicast. ... the 0 means it is a permanent (non-transient) address. ... the 2 means it is Link-Scoped. FWIW, an anycast address is not visibly distinguishable from a standard unicast address. And yes, training is a good thing! /TJ (Disclaimer - I might have something of a vested interest in people pursuing IPv6 training, so you can take what I say with that grain of salt :) ) Actually, ff02::1 is multicast; specifically the All Nodes Multicast address.
… Anything starting with FF == multicast.
… the 0 means it is a permanent (non-transient) address.
… the 2 means it is Link-Scoped.

FWIW, an anycast address is not visibly distinguishable from a standard unicast address.

And yes, training is a good thing!
/TJ
(Disclaimer – I might have something of a vested interest in people pursuing IPv6 training, so you can take what I say with that grain of salt :) )

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