Ipv6 Address Autoconfiguration - Lenovo RackSwitch G8264 Application Manual

IPv6 Address Autoconfiguration

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G8264 Application Guide for ENOS 8.4
IPv6 supports the following types of address autoconfiguration:
 Stateful address configuration
Address configuration is based on the use of a stateful address configuration
protocol, such as DHCPv6, to obtain addresses and other configuration options.
Stateless address configuration
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Address configuration is based on the receipt of Router Advertisement
messages that contain one or more Prefix Information options.
ENOS 8.4 supports stateless address configuration.
Stateless address configuration allows hosts on a link to configure themselves with
link‐local addresses and with addresses derived from prefixes advertised by local
routers. Even if no router is present, hosts on the same link can configure
themselves with link‐local addresses and communicate without manual
configuration.