Dear all, I'm using FreeBSD 12.1 with an ISP that supports IPv6. I have IPv6 privacy extensions enabled (ipv6_privacy="YES" in /etc/rc.conf which sets net.inet6.ip6.prefer_tempaddr=1).
Given my router and ISP (who supports IPv6), my machine's FreeBSD system assigns me 5 addresses through IPv6 autoconfiguration: link-local: fe80::<modified EUI-64>%<interface> ULA: fd<prefix>:<modified EUI-64> ULA privacy: fd<prefix>:<randomized> Public: 2003:<prefix>:<modified EUI-64> Public privacy: 2003:<prefix>:<randomized> When I setup a static IPv6 address in the ULA range, such as (fd<prefix>::2) and enable the "prefer_source" option (see man ifconfig), the "prefer_source" option is ignored. It seems that net.inet6.ip6.prefer_tempaddr=1 takes precedence. Calling sysctl net.inet6.ip6.prefer_tempaddr=0 fixes my problem but disables privacy extensions altogether (which I would like to keep enabled). Is it intended that "net.inet6.ip6.prefer_tempaddr" takes precedence over "prefer_source"? If yes, why? Kind regards, Jan Behrens _______________________________________________ freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
