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The purpose of SLAAC is to make it "easy" for a client to get onto the network without something like a DHCP server tracking addresses. If you set it up, it gen
by icedchai 2y ago
The purpose of SLAAC is to make it "easy" for a client to get onto the network without something like a DHCP server tracking addresses. If you set it up, it generally just works.
- GoblinSlayer 2y agoPreviously it worked by putting the MAC address in the last 64 bits.
- icedchai 2y agoYes, that was before privacy extensions. It hasn't been like that (in most implementations) for a very long time.
- GoblinSlayer 2y agoAnd you get no privacy if /64 prefix is a stable identifier of one customer.
- icedchai 2y agoThis doesn't seem like an IPv6-specific issue. For most broadband customers, your external IPv4 address is also generally stable. Mine hasn't changed in years.