[OpenIndiana-discuss] ipv6 config

Lyndon Nerenberg (VE7TFX/VE6BBM) lyndon at orthanc.ca
Mon Nov 3 02:09:52 UTC 2025


Carl Brewer via openindiana-discuss writes:

> >    # ipadm create-addr -T static -a 2006:70ff:b86a::3/64 igb0/v6static
> >    ipadm: Could not create address: Can't assign requested address
>
> That's a /48

No it's not. 2006:70ff:b86a:0 is the /64 and 0:0:0:3 is the
host sitting inside of it.

Here's the config from an openbsd host:

  : lyndon at zippy:lyndon; cat /etc/hostname.em0
  inet6 2600:70ff:b86a::2/64

  up

--lyndon



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