Tag: SLAAC
Stateless Address Autoconfiguration (SLAAC)
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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…