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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..22f9ee59 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/_include/interface-ipv6-addr-autoconf.txt @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +.. 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 |