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diff --git a/docs/_include/interface-ipv6-addr-autoconf.txt b/docs/_include/interface-ipv6-addr-autoconf.txt index 22f9ee59..e16cff0e 100644 --- a/docs/_include/interface-ipv6-addr-autoconf.txt +++ b/docs/_include/interface-ipv6-addr-autoconf.txt @@ -1,14 +1,12 @@ .. 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. + :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. |