Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2024 15:16:36 -0400 From: Chris Ross <cross+freebsd@distal.com> To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: IPv6 interface identifier/index on FreeBSD? Message-ID: <E1EF001D-7C2E-4176-88F3-96962C263393@distal.com>
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So, moving to a dynamic IPv6 network, I want to be able to address my =
hosts
both predictably (for which eui64/RA has been working), and also =
statically
in some cases. For a dynamic network/subnet, an IPv6 address can be =
specified
by the =E2=80=9Csubnet prefix=E2=80=9D and "interface identifier=E2=80=9D =
(or =E2=80=9Cinterface index=E2=80=9D
according to ifconfig=E2=80=99s man page re: eui64). Linux systems =
seem(ed) to call
this =E2=80=9Ctoken=E2=80=9D, and it can be set for an interface (ip =
token set).
Is it possible to do this on FreeBSD? Searching the ifconfig man page =
on
FreeBSD 14 I don=E2=80=99t _see_ anything other than eui64 that mentions =
this.
If there isn=E2=80=99t a reason to allow setting the IID on an interface =
in FreeBSD,
was that decision made for a reason?
Then, after that is the more complicated situation that I want to apply
multiple IID=E2=80=99s across multiple aliases on the same interface. =
That may
or may not be reasonable, but will be my next question. Sub-interfaces
or alias interfaces maybe?
Thank you.
- Chris=
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