diff -r ed0b2d9301a1 -r b4ff2de019e5 src/internet-stack/ipv6-l3-protocol.cc
--- a/src/internet-stack/ipv6-l3-protocol.cc	Tue Dec 01 18:34:11 2009 +0300
+++ b/src/internet-stack/ipv6-l3-protocol.cc	Wed Dec 02 14:02:41 2009 +0100
@@ -635,7 +635,13 @@
 
   hdr = BuildHeader (source, destination, protocol, packet->GetSize (), ttl);
 
-  if (!source.IsAny ())
+  //for link-local traffic, we need to determine the interface
+  if (source.IsLinkLocal() ||
+      destination.IsLinkLocal() ||
+      destination.IsAllNodesMulticast() ||
+      destination.IsAllRoutersMulticast() ||
+      destination.IsAllHostsMulticast() ||
+      destination.IsSolicitedMulticast())
   {
     int32_t index = GetInterfaceForAddress (source);
     NS_ASSERT (index >= 0);