Re: IPv6 linklocal address on bridged interfaces

[Michael Richardson <mcr@sandelman.ca>]

>>>>> "Luca" == Luca BRUNO <lucab@debian.org> writes:
    Luca> Hi all, I'm currently scratching my head with this
    Luca> doubt/curiosity: why do Linux bridged interfaces have an ipv6
    Luca> linklocal address? is it fine?

    Luca> In particular, I'm currently experiencing troubles in such a
    Luca> scenario with two virtual machines bridged to a virtual
    Luca> switch.

    Luca>  [VM-A] ---- br0 ---- (virtual switch) --- br1 --- [VM-B]

    Luca> I can see that after upping brX, the interface gets a ipv6
    Luca> linklocal address.

What's a virtual switch?
Do you mean a router? ("layer-3 switch")

I'd prefer if the member devices of a bridge had their link-local
addresses removed by the kernel when they get added to the bridge.

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