State of #IPv6 in #FreeBSD
Do I sum it correctly that FreeBSD on an endpoint supports
- Static addresses
- EUI64 addressing with SLAAC
- DHCPv6 addressing
- Temporary addresses with SLAAC [RFC4941]
But not stable addresses with RFC7217
Because this is not in #FreeBSD15
https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/commit/?id=31ec8b6407fdd5a87d70265762457c67ce618283
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2025-11-23 06:56:26 UTC
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