Re: EUI 64 autoconfiguration and static assignment

Joseph Birthisel <[email protected]> Tue, 11 May 2004 21:18:31 +0000 (GMT)
Newsgroups gmane.os.openbsd.ipv6
Message-ID <[email protected]>
> Joseph Birthisel <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I am connected to a native dual stack network and want to use the benefits
>> of neighborhood discovery (default route, etc.) but also want to be able
>> to statically assign an IPv6 address a la Solaris hostname6.if and not
>> pull EUI 64. Is it possible to do so in hostname.if or anywhere else?
>
> Yes.  If you assign an address to the interface and call rtsol(8)
> afterwards, it will add the default route but not change or add the
> interface address.
>
> $ cat /etc/hostname.de0
> inet 172.16.0.2 255.255.255.0 NONE
> inet6 2001:6f8:124a:0::2
> rtsol
>
> --
> Christian "naddy" Weisgerber                          [email protected]

Did a netstart and it came up perfectly. Much appreciated!