[Starlink] Measuring the Satellite Links of a LEO Network

[Gert Doering]

Hi,

On Tue, Feb 13, 2024 at 07:11:16PM +0100, Alexandre Petrescu via Starlink wrote:
> sorry, it could be that I have it on the wrong side.
> 
> If VRRP and starlink like to have that IPv6 LL address with ff:fe inside,
> and always constant, so be it.  There might be some reasons for it to be that
> way.

It's not unusual to standardize IPv6 gateway addresses to have always
well-known fe80:: addresses (like, fe80::1).

There is nothing for an adversary to be gained here.  If you are on-link,
you know, and if you are not, anything fe80:: is of no use to you.

Gert Doering
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have you enabled IPv6 on something today...?

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