SLAAC and link-local is very different from DHCP/NAT/etc. in IPv4 world. Link-local addresses are pretty arcane in IPv4 while they are a central idea in IPv6.

SLAAC and link-local is very different from DHCP/NAT/etc. in IPv4 world. Link-local addresses are pretty arcane in IPv4 while they are a central idea in IPv6. That’s fine. As pointed out elsewhere, DHCP was relatively new when IPv6 was introduced. But it is a learning curve well past just knowing the difference between NAT and stateful firewall.