Re: The Endless Journey to IPv6

On 11/12/24 15:14, Lew Wolfgang wrote:

Windows users were, at the time, able to configure a network parameter that would basically set up a backdoor network that in most cases wasn't connected to anything.  I don't remember the exact "feature".  Net result was that IPv6 traffic was enticed to flow to this rogue router and fall into the bit bucket.  It was a real pain to diagnose and find out which computer out of thousands was the cause.  So it was accidental, the users didn't do this intentionally, most of the time.

I think I know what you're referring to, but I've also forgotten what it's called.  It was a local connection that used link local addresses.  Since it use link local, it was not routeable.