Tag: SLAAC
Stateless Address Autoconfiguration (SLAAC)
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How to Configure IPv6 Preferred Lifetime in MikroTik RouterOS
MikroTik RouterOS is a powerful platform for managing network configurations, and one of its advanced features is the ability to fine-tune IPv6 settings. For network administrators, configuring the IPv6 preferred lifetime is a key task to control how long devices on a network prefer a specific IPv6 address before switching to another. By adjusting this… Read more…
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Fixing macOS Ethernet (en0) IPv6 SLAAC Issues Caused by IGMP Snooping in VLAN Environments
Introduction Many macOS users rely on both Ethernet and Wi-Fi for network connectivity. However, some users have encountered a puzzling issue: while their Wi-Fi (en1) interface correctly obtains an IPv6 address and functions as expected, their Ethernet (en0) interface, despite also obtaining an IPv6 address, fails to communicate externally via IPv6. This issue is particularly… Read more…
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IPv6 SLAAC vs DHCPv6: A Comparative Analysis
As the world transitions from IPv4 to IPv6, network administrators are presented with several methods to assign IPv6 addresses to devices. Two primary mechanisms stand out: Stateless Address Autoconfiguration (SLAAC) and the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6). While both serve the purpose of assigning IP addresses, they differ significantly in functionality, deployment scenarios,… Read more…