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Wait SLAACs aren't globally routable? I thought the whole idea behind IPv6 was to not use NAT?
by mort96 3y ago
Wait SLAACs aren't globally routable? I thought the whole idea behind IPv6 was to not use NAT?
- dijit 3y agoThere's an education here that unfortunately I don't have the time to give you. SLAAC is the replacement for DHCP, it provides a local prefix address (fe80::) and optionally (and, crucially: additionally) provides a publicly routable IP if there's a public prefix available. You can think of the subject being split into two components: As a base: You will get a local IP On top: you get DNS/Public routing. Here's a bit more about how it works: https://www.networkacademy.io/ccna/ipv6/stateless-address-autoconfiguration-slaac https://www.networkacademy.io/ccna/ipv6/stateless-address-au...
- throw0101d 3y ago> Wait SLAACs aren't globally routable? It is not the host-component of IPv6 that determines routability, it is the prefix. If you have a link-local prefix (fe80::/10) then it is not global, if it is a private prefix (fc00::/7) then it also may not be global; if it is part of IANA's unicast allocation (2000::/3) it is global (firewall permitting).