Some computer network equipment use the term "loopback" for a virtual interface used for management purposes. Job meant your main normal IPv4 address, not the loopback address on the loopback virtual interface. -- Wilco On 20/03/15 09:23, olivier a wrote:
let's 192.168.1.1 is my router Wan IP. One single physical router running bird and bird6.
Solution 1 : bird router id = 192.168.1.1 bird6 router id = 192.168.1.1
Solution 2 : bird router id = 192.168.1.1 bird6 router id = 127.0.0.1
Is that what you're advising ? What are the benefits of using IPv4 loopback as bird6 router id ??! :-)
On Mar 19, 2015 11:13 AM, "Job Snijders" <job@instituut.net <mailto:job@instituut.net>> wrote:
On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 11:08:06AM +0100, Ondrej Zajicek wrote: > On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 09:35:42AM +0100, olivier a wrote: > > Is it good practice to use same router id for bird and bird6 ? > > > > I'm wondering if there are some drawbacks or pitfalls ? > > I see no reason why not to use the same router id.
I second that. If they are the same physical box, using the IPv4 loopback as router-id in bird6 is a good (and common) approach.
Kind regards,
Job