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Re: JunOS IPv6 announcements over IPv4 BGP

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jared Mauch)
Fri Dec 21 14:45:54 2012

From: Jared Mauch <jared@puck.nether.net>
In-Reply-To: <50D4AE44.2010503@xmission.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2012 14:45:38 -0500
To: Pete Ashdown <pashdown@xmission.com>
Cc: nanog@nanog.org
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org


On Dec 21, 2012, at 1:45 PM, Pete Ashdown wrote:

> I've got a peer who wishes me to send my IPv6 announcements over IPv4 =
BGP.=20
> I'm running around in circles with JTAC trying to find out how to do =
this
> in JunOS.  Does anyone have a snippet they can send me?

I would say don't do this.  You are likely to experience software =
defects that are unique to this configuration which IMHO is far less =
common than a peer per v4/v6 transport.  It will also show they aren't =
doing any 'kinky' engineering to get you IPv6.  While some folks may =
disagree, the ability to connect you to an edge device that does =
dual-stack will provide you better service.

- Jared=


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