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Date:      Mon, 6 Jul 2020 21:00:33 +0700
From:      Eugene Grosbein <eugen@grosbein.net>
To:        Niclas Zeising <zeising+freebsd@daemonic.se>, net@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Specifying link-local address in rc.conf
Message-ID:  <eafb613f-ef7a-f313-fde8-94fa87fd5c55@grosbein.net>
In-Reply-To: <713e1f3e-4dd9-8dcf-c6d2-15c684bdce5b@daemonic.se>
References:  <713e1f3e-4dd9-8dcf-c6d2-15c684bdce5b@daemonic.se>

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06.07.2020 18:05, Niclas Zeising wrote:
> Hi!
> Is it possible to specify a link-local address in rc.conf, and get only that link-local address?
> 
> When I add a specific link-local address, such as fe80::1/64, to an interface from the command line,
> and then add a global uincast address, it works as expected, I do not get an additional link-local address.

What is exact syntax what works for you manually?

> When I try to do the same in rc.conf however, it does not work.
> I have added the following:
> ifconfig_vtnet0_inet6="inet6 fe80::1/64"
> ifconfig_vtnet0_alias0="2001:6b8::1/64"

You missed "inet6 " address family prefix for the last line. Does adding it help?




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