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diff --git a/docs/_include/interface-ipv6-addr-autoconf.txt b/docs/_include/interface-ipv6-addr-autoconf.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e16cff0e --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/_include/interface-ipv6-addr-autoconf.txt @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +.. cfgcmd:: set interfaces {{ var0 }} <interface> ipv6 address autoconf + + :abbr:`SLAAC (Stateless Address Autoconfiguration)` :rfc:`4862`. IPv6 hosts + can configure themselves automatically when connected to an IPv6 network using + the Neighbor Discovery Protocol via :abbr:`ICMPv6 (Internet Control Message + Protocol version 6)` router discovery messages. When first connected to a + network, a host sends a link-local router solicitation multicast request for + its configuration parameters; routers respond to such a request with a router + advertisement packet that contains Internet Layer configuration parameters. + + .. note:: This method automatically disables IPv6 traffic forwarding on the + interface in question. + + Example: + + .. code-block:: none + + set interfaces {{ var0 }} {{ var1 }} ipv6 address autoconf |