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==Address Types==
==Address Types==
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* special purpose addresses
* special purpose addresses
* compatibility addresses
* compatibility addresses
Global unicast address can be automatically assigned to the node by '''''Stateless Address auto-configuration'''''. [[M:IPv6/ND#Stateless_address_autoconfiguration | <code>Read More >></code>]].
==== Link-local address====
==== Link-local address====
Link-local addresses are used to communicate between nodes on the same link.
A link-local address is required on every IPv6-enabled interface, applications may rely on the existence of a link-local address even when there is no IPv6 routing, that is why link-local address is generated automatically for every active interface using it's interface identifier (MAC address if present). Address prefix is always FE80::/64 and IPv6 router never forwards link-local traffic beyond the link.
A link-local address is required on every IPv6-enabled interface, applications may rely on the existence of a link-local address even when there is no IPv6 routing, that is why link-local address is generated automatically for every active interface using it's interface identifier (calculated [[#EUI-64 | EUI-64]] from MAC address if present). Address prefix is always FE80::/64 and IPv6 router never forwards link-local traffic beyond the link.
These addresses are comparable to the auto-configuration addresses 169.254.0.0/16 of IPv4.
These addresses are comparable to the auto-configuration addresses 169.254.0.0/16 of IPv4.
A link-local address is also required for [[M:IPv6/ND | Neighbor Discovery]] processes.
A link-local address is also required for [[M:IPv6/ND | Neighbor Discovery]] processes.
{{ Note | If interface is set as [[M:Interface/Bridge | bridge]] port, interface specific link-local address is removed leaving only bridge link-local address }}
==== Special purpose address====
==== Special purpose address====
* <b>Unspecified address</b> (::/128) - never assigned to an interface or used as a destination address, used only to indicate the absence of an address. Equivalent to IPv4 0.0.0.0 address.
<table class="styled_table">
* <b>loopback address</b> (::1/128) - used to identify a loopback interface, enabling a node to send packets to itself. It is equivalent to the IPv4 loopback address of 127.0.0.1.
<td>Never assigned to an interface or used as a destination address, used only to indicate the absence of an address. Equivalent to IPv4 0.0.0.0 address.</td>
<td>Used to identify a loopback interface, enabling a node to send packets to itself. It is equivalent to the IPv4 loopback address of 127.0.0.1.</td>
</tr>
</table>
==== Compatibility address====
==== Compatibility address====
* <b>IPv4 compatible address</b> - used by dual-stack nodes that are communicating with IPv6 over an IPv4 infrastructure. When the IPv4-compatible address is used as an IPv6 destination, IPv6 traffic is automatically encapsulated with an IPv4 header and sent to the destination by using the IPv4 infrastructure. Address is written in following format <code>::w.x.y.z</code>, where w.x.y.z is the dotted decimal representation of a public IPv4 address.
* <b>IPv4 mapped address</b> - used to represent an IPv4-only node to an IPv6 node. It is used only for internal representation. The IPv4-mapped address is never used as a source or destination address for an IPv6 packet. The IPv6 protocol does not support the use of IPv4-mapped addresses. Address is written in following format: <code>::ffff:w.x.y.z</code>, where w.x.y.z is the dotted decimal representation of a public IPv4 address.
<td>used by dual-stack nodes that are communicating with IPv6 over an IPv4 infrastructure. When the IPv4-compatible address is used as an IPv6 destination, IPv6 traffic is automatically encapsulated with an IPv4 header and sent to the destination by using the IPv4 infrastructure. Address is written in following format <code>::w.x.y.z</code>, where w.x.y.z is the dotted decimal representation of a public IPv4 address. This address is now deprecated, RFC 4291 section-2.5.5.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code><b>IPv4 mapped address</b></code></td>
<td>used to represent an IPv4-only node to an IPv6 node. It is used only for internal representation. The IPv4-mapped address is never used as a source or destination address for an IPv6 packet. The IPv6 protocol does not support the use of IPv4-mapped addresses. Address is written in following format: <code>::ffff:w.x.y.z</code>, where w.x.y.z is the dotted decimal representation of a public IPv4 address.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code><b>2002::/16</b></code></td>
<td>this prefix is used for 6to4 addressing. Here, an address from the IPv4 network 192.88.99.0/24 is also used.</td>
</tr>
</table>
===Multicast address===
Most important multicast aspects are:
* traffic is sent to a single address but is processed by multiple hosts;
* group membership is dynamic, allowing hosts to join and leave the group at any time;
* in IPv6, Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) messages are used to determine group membership on a network segment, also known as a link or subnet;
* host can send traffic to the group's address without belonging to the corresponding group.
A single IPv6 multicast address identifies each multicast group. Each group's reserved IPv6 address is shared by all host members of the group who listen and receive any IPv6 messages sent to the group's address.
Multicast address consists of the following parts:
* The first 8 bits in multicast address is always 1111 1111 (which is FF in hexadecimal format).
* ''Flag'' uses the 9th to 12th bit and shows if this multicast address is predefined (well-known) or not. If it is well-known, all bits are 0s.
* ''Scope ID'' indicates to which scope multicast address belongs, for example, Scope ID=2 is link-local scope.
* ''Group ID'' is used to specify a multicast group. There are predefined group IDs, such as Group ID=1 - all nodes. Therefore, if multicast address is ff02::1, that means Scope ID=2 and Group ID=1, indicating all nodes in link-local scope. This is analogous to broadcast in IPv4.
Here is the table of reserved IPV6 addresses for multicasting:
<table class="styled_table">
<tr>
<th width="30%">Address</th>
<th >Description</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code><b>FF02::1</b></code></td>
<td>The all-nodes address used to reach all nodes on the same link.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code><b>FF02::2</b></code></td>
<td>The all-routers address used to reach all routers on the same link.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code><b>FF02::5</b></code></td>
<td>The all-Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) routers address used to reach all OSPF routers on the same link.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code><b>FF02::6</b></code></td>
<td>The all-OSPF designated routers address used to reach all OSPF designated routers on the same link.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code><b>FF02::1:FFXX:XXXX</b></code></td>
<td>The solicited-node address used in the address resolution process to resolve the IPv6 address of a link-local node to its link-layer address. The last 24 bits (XX:XXXX) of the solicited-node address are the last 24 bits of an IPv6 unicast address.</td>
</tr>
</table>
* 2002::/16 — this prefix is used for 6to4 addressing. Here, an address from the IPv4 network 192.88.99.0/24 is also used.
The following table is a partial list of IPv6 multicast addresses that are reserved for IPv6 multicasting and registered with the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). For complete list of assigned addresses read [http://www.iana.org/assignments/ipv6-multicast-addresses/ IANA document].
===Multicast address===
Multicast addresses can be used to discover nodes in a network.
For example,
discover all nodes
<pre>
mrz@bumba:/media/aaa/ver$ ping6 ff02::1%eth0
PING ff02::1%eth0(ff02::1) 56 data bytes
64 bytes from fe80::21a:4dff:fe5d:8e56: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.037 ms
64 bytes from fe80::20c:42ff:fe0d:2c38: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=4.03 ms (DUP!)
64 bytes from fe80::20c:42ff:fe28:7945: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=5.59 ms (DUP!)
64 bytes from fe80::20c:42ff:fe49:fce5: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=5.60 ms (DUP!)
64 bytes from fe80::20c:42ff:fe21:f1ec: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=5.88 ms (DUP!)
64 bytes from fe80::20c:42ff:fe72:a1b0: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=6.70 ms (DUP!)
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discover all routers
<pre>
mrz@bumba:/media/aaa/ver$ ping6 ff02::2%eth0
PING ff02::2%eth0(ff02::2) 56 data bytes
64 bytes from fe80::20c:42ff:fe28:7945: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.672 ms
64 bytes from fe80::20c:42ff:fe0d:2c38: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=1.44 ms (DUP!)
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===Anycast address===
===Anycast address===
Anycast address is a new type of address incorporated in IPv6.
Anycasting is a new networking paradigm supporting service–oriented Addresses where an identical address can be assigned to multiple nodes providing a specific service. An anycast packet (i.e., one with an anycast destination address) is delivered to one of these nodes with the same anycast address.
Anycast address is not assigned a specific address range. It is assigned from unicast address range.
==Interface Identifier==
The last 64 bits of an IPv6 address are the interface identifier that is unique to the 64-bit prefix of the IPv6 address.
There are several ways how to determine interface identifier:
* EUI-64;
* randomly generated to provide a level of anonymity;
* manually configured.
===EUI-64===
Traditional interface identifiers for network adapters are 48-bit MAC address. This address consists of a 24-bit manufacturer ID and a 24-bit board ID.
IEEE EUI-64 is a new standard for network interface addressing. The company ID is still 24-bits in length, but the extension ID is 40 bits, creating a much larger address space for network adapters.
==EUI-64==
To create an EUI-64 address from the interface MAC address:
* 0xFFFE is inserted into the MAC address between the manufacturer ID and the board ID.
* seventh bit of the first byte is reversed.
IPv6 automatically generated addresses consist of two parts:
* 64 bit long network prefix (usually manually configured for routers, and advertised via RADVD to host);
* 64 bit long unique identifier.
The 64 bit unique ID is generated from hardware serial numbers or MAC addresses. In case of a 48 bit MAC address, this so called EUI-64 (Extended Unique Identifier) is generated by the following algorithm:
Lets make an example with following MAC address <code>00:0C:42:28:79:45</code>.
# use the first 3 bytes of the MAC address (OUI) as the first 3 bytes for the EUI-64, except that the second-least significant bit of the most significant byte is inverted;
# insert 0xFF and 0xFE as 4th and 5th bytes respectively for the EUI-64;
# use the last 3 bytes of the MAC address as the last 3 bytes for the EUI-64;
[[File:ipv6eui64.png]]
[[File:ipv6eui64.png]]
Image above illustrates conversion process. When the result is converted to colon-hexadecimal notation, we get the interface identifier <code>20C:42FF:FE28:7945</code>. As the result, corresponds link-local address is
FE80::<b>20C:42FF:FE28:7945</b>/64
In RouterOS, if the ''eui-64'' parameter of an address is configured, the last 64 bits of that address will be automatically generated and updated using interface's MAC address. These last bits must be configured to be zero for this case.
In RouterOS, if the ''eui-64'' parameter of an address is configured, the last 64 bits of that address will be automatically generated and updated using interface identifier. The last bits must be configured to be zero for this case.
Example:
Example:
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5 G fc00:3::1200:ff:fe00:1/64 ether3 yes
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==Stateless address autoconfiguration==
RouterOS supports stateless address auto-configuration. Prefixes of all addresses with 64 bit netmask are advertised by default.
<pre>
[admin@MikroTik] > ipv6 address print
Flags: X - disabled, I - invalid, D - dynamic, G - global, L - link-local
# ADDRESS INTERFACE ADVERTISE
0 G fc00:1::1/64 ether1 yes
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As in example above <b>advertise</b> flag is enabled which indicates that dynamic <code>/ipv6 nd prefix</code> entry is added.
<pre>
[admin@MikroTik] > ipv6 nd prefix print
Flags: X - disabled, I - invalid, D - dynamic
0 D prefix=fc00:1::/64 interface=ether1 on-link=yes autoconfig=yes
valid-lifetime=4w2d preferred-lifetime=1w
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On a host that is directly attached to the router we see that an address was added. The address consists of prefix part (first 64 bits) that takes prefix from the prefix advertisement, and host part (last 64 bits) that is automatically generated from local MAC address:
atis@atis-desktop:~$ ip -6 addr
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 16436
inet6 ::1/128 scope host
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: eth0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qlen 1000
<b> inet6 fc00:1::21a:4dff:fe56:1f4d/64 scope global dynamic
valid_lft 2588363sec preferred_lft 601163sec</b>
inet6 fe80::21a:4dff:fe56:1f4d/64 scope link
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
The host has received the ''fc00:1::/64'' prefix from the router and configured an address with it.
There is also an option to redistribute [[M:IP/DNS | DNS]] server information using RADVD:
<pre>
[admin@MikroTik] > ip dns set secondary-dns=fc00:1::2
[admin@MikroTik] > ip dns print
primary-dns: 10.0.0.1
secondary-dns: fc00:1::2
...
[admin@MikroTik] > ipv6 nd set [f] advertise-dns=yes
</pre>
You will need a running client side software with Router Advertisement DNS support to take advantage of the advertised DNS information.
For more information and configuration options refer to [[M:IPv6/ND | Ipv6 Neighbor Discovery]].
==Properties==
==Properties==
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|type=Address/Netmask
|default=
|default=
|desc=Ipv6 address. Allowed netmask range is 0..128
|desc=Ipv6 address. Allowed netmask range is 0..128. Address can also be constructed from the pool if '''from-pool''' property is specified.<br />
For example if address is set to ::1/64 then address will be constructed as follows <prefix_from_pool>::1/64
}}
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|type=<nowiki>yes | no</nowiki>
|type=<nowiki>yes | no</nowiki>
|default=no
|default=no
|desc=Whether to enable stateless address configuration. The prefix of that address is automatically advertised to hosts using ICMPv6 protocol. The option is set by default for addresses with prefix length 64. Note that the prefix length must be equal to 64 for host autoconfiguration to work. [[#Stateless address autoconfiguration | <code>Read more >></code>]]
|desc=Whether to enable stateless address configuration. The prefix of that address is automatically advertised to hosts using ICMPv6 protocol. The option is set by default for addresses with prefix length 64. [[M:IPv6/ND#Stateless_address_autoconfiguration | <code>Read more >></code>]]
}}
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|type=<nowiki>yes | no</nowiki>
|type=<nowiki>yes | no</nowiki>
|default=no
|default=no
|desc=Whether to calculate last 64 bits of that address using interface's MAC address. [[#EUI-64 | <code>Read more >></code>]]
|desc=Whether to calculate EUI-64 address and use it as last 64 bits of the IPv6 address. [[#EUI-64 | <code>Read more >></code>]]
}}
{{Mr-arg-table
|arg=from-pool
|type=string
|default=
|desc=Name of the pool from which prefix will be taken to construct IPv6 address taking last part of the address from '''address''' property. [[Manual:IPv6/DHCP_Client#Use_received_prefix_for_local_RA | <code>See example >></code>]]
}}
{{Mr-arg-table
|arg=no-dad
|type=<nowiki>yes | no</nowiki>
|default=no
|desc=If set indicates that address is anycast address and Duplicate Address Detection should not be performed.
}}
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==Examples==
===Manual address configuration===
This example shows how to set up simple addressing with global IPv6 addresses between two routers.
Flags: X - disabled, I - invalid, D - dynamic, G - global, L - link-local
# ADDRESS FROM-POOL INTERFACE ADVERTISE
0 G 2001:db8::1/64 ether1 no
3 DL fe80::219:d1ff:fe39:3535/64 ether1 no
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Notice that our added address has G flag indicated that this address can be globally routed. We also have link local address on the interface which is created automatically for every IPv6 capable interface.
IPv6 uses 16 bytes addresses compared to 4 byte addresses in IPv4. IPv6 address syntax and types are described in RFC 4291.
There are multiple IPv6 address types, that can be recognized by their prefix. RouterOS distinguishes the following:
multicast (with prefix ff00::/8)
link-local (with prefix fe80::/10)
loopback (the address ::1/128)
unspecified (the address ::/128)
other (all other addresses, including the obsoleted site-local addresses, and RFC 4193 unique local addresses; they all are treated as global unicast).
One difference between IPv6 and IPv4 addressing is that IPv6 automatically generates a link-local IPv6 address for each active interface that has IPv6 support.
Address Expression
IPv6 addresses are represented a little bit different than IPv4 addresses.
For IPv6, the 128-bit address is divided in eight 16-bit blocks, and each 16-bit block is converted to a 4-digit hexadecimal number and separated by colons. The resulting representation is called colon-hexadecimal.
In example above IPv6 address in binary format is converted to colon-hexadecimal representation
As you can see there are no Broadcast addresses in ipv6 network, compared to IPv4 broadcast functionality was completely replaced with multicast.
Unicast Addresses
Packets addressed to a unicast address are delivered only to a single interface. To this group belong:
globally unique addresses and can be used to connect to addresses with global scope anywhere.
link-local addresses
site-local addresses (FEC0::/48) - deprecated
special purpose addresses
compatibility addresses
Global unicast address can be automatically assigned to the node by Stateless Address auto-configuration. Read More >>.
Link-local address
A link-local address is required on every IPv6-enabled interface, applications may rely on the existence of a link-local address even when there is no IPv6 routing, that is why link-local address is generated automatically for every active interface using it's interface identifier (calculated EUI-64 from MAC address if present). Address prefix is always FE80::/64 and IPv6 router never forwards link-local traffic beyond the link.
These addresses are comparable to the auto-configuration addresses 169.254.0.0/16 of IPv4.
Note: If interface is set as bridge port, interface specific link-local address is removed leaving only bridge link-local address
Special purpose address
Address
Description
Unspecified address (::/128)
Never assigned to an interface or used as a destination address, used only to indicate the absence of an address. Equivalent to IPv4 0.0.0.0 address.
loopback address (::1/128)
Used to identify a loopback interface, enabling a node to send packets to itself. It is equivalent to the IPv4 loopback address of 127.0.0.1.
Compatibility address
Address
Description
IPv4 compatible address
used by dual-stack nodes that are communicating with IPv6 over an IPv4 infrastructure. When the IPv4-compatible address is used as an IPv6 destination, IPv6 traffic is automatically encapsulated with an IPv4 header and sent to the destination by using the IPv4 infrastructure. Address is written in following format ::w.x.y.z, where w.x.y.z is the dotted decimal representation of a public IPv4 address. This address is now deprecated, RFC 4291 section-2.5.5.1
IPv4 mapped address
used to represent an IPv4-only node to an IPv6 node. It is used only for internal representation. The IPv4-mapped address is never used as a source or destination address for an IPv6 packet. The IPv6 protocol does not support the use of IPv4-mapped addresses. Address is written in following format: ::ffff:w.x.y.z, where w.x.y.z is the dotted decimal representation of a public IPv4 address.
2002::/16
this prefix is used for 6to4 addressing. Here, an address from the IPv4 network 192.88.99.0/24 is also used.
Multicast address
Most important multicast aspects are:
traffic is sent to a single address but is processed by multiple hosts;
group membership is dynamic, allowing hosts to join and leave the group at any time;
in IPv6, Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) messages are used to determine group membership on a network segment, also known as a link or subnet;
host can send traffic to the group's address without belonging to the corresponding group.
A single IPv6 multicast address identifies each multicast group. Each group's reserved IPv6 address is shared by all host members of the group who listen and receive any IPv6 messages sent to the group's address.
Multicast address consists of the following parts:
[1]
The first 8 bits in multicast address is always 1111 1111 (which is FF in hexadecimal format).
Flag uses the 9th to 12th bit and shows if this multicast address is predefined (well-known) or not. If it is well-known, all bits are 0s.
Scope ID indicates to which scope multicast address belongs, for example, Scope ID=2 is link-local scope.
Group ID is used to specify a multicast group. There are predefined group IDs, such as Group ID=1 - all nodes. Therefore, if multicast address is ff02::1, that means Scope ID=2 and Group ID=1, indicating all nodes in link-local scope. This is analogous to broadcast in IPv4.
Here is the table of reserved IPV6 addresses for multicasting:
Address
Description
FF02::1
The all-nodes address used to reach all nodes on the same link.
FF02::2
The all-routers address used to reach all routers on the same link.
FF02::5
The all-Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) routers address used to reach all OSPF routers on the same link.
FF02::6
The all-OSPF designated routers address used to reach all OSPF designated routers on the same link.
FF02::1:FFXX:XXXX
The solicited-node address used in the address resolution process to resolve the IPv6 address of a link-local node to its link-layer address. The last 24 bits (XX:XXXX) of the solicited-node address are the last 24 bits of an IPv6 unicast address.
The following table is a partial list of IPv6 multicast addresses that are reserved for IPv6 multicasting and registered with the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). For complete list of assigned addresses read IANA document.
Multicast addresses can be used to discover nodes in a network.
For example,
discover all nodes
mrz@bumba:/media/aaa/ver$ ping6 ff02::1%eth0
PING ff02::1%eth0(ff02::1) 56 data bytes
64 bytes from fe80::21a:4dff:fe5d:8e56: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.037 ms
64 bytes from fe80::20c:42ff:fe0d:2c38: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=4.03 ms (DUP!)
64 bytes from fe80::20c:42ff:fe28:7945: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=5.59 ms (DUP!)
64 bytes from fe80::20c:42ff:fe49:fce5: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=5.60 ms (DUP!)
64 bytes from fe80::20c:42ff:fe21:f1ec: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=5.88 ms (DUP!)
64 bytes from fe80::20c:42ff:fe72:a1b0: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=6.70 ms (DUP!)
discover all routers
mrz@bumba:/media/aaa/ver$ ping6 ff02::2%eth0
PING ff02::2%eth0(ff02::2) 56 data bytes
64 bytes from fe80::20c:42ff:fe28:7945: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.672 ms
64 bytes from fe80::20c:42ff:fe0d:2c38: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=1.44 ms (DUP!)
Anycast address
Anycast address is a new type of address incorporated in IPv6.
Anycasting is a new networking paradigm supporting service–oriented Addresses where an identical address can be assigned to multiple nodes providing a specific service. An anycast packet (i.e., one with an anycast destination address) is delivered to one of these nodes with the same anycast address.
Anycast address is not assigned a specific address range. It is assigned from unicast address range.
Interface Identifier
The last 64 bits of an IPv6 address are the interface identifier that is unique to the 64-bit prefix of the IPv6 address.
There are several ways how to determine interface identifier:
EUI-64;
randomly generated to provide a level of anonymity;
manually configured.
EUI-64
Traditional interface identifiers for network adapters are 48-bit MAC address. This address consists of a 24-bit manufacturer ID and a 24-bit board ID.
IEEE EUI-64 is a new standard for network interface addressing. The company ID is still 24-bits in length, but the extension ID is 40 bits, creating a much larger address space for network adapters.
To create an EUI-64 address from the interface MAC address:
0xFFFE is inserted into the MAC address between the manufacturer ID and the board ID.
seventh bit of the first byte is reversed.
Lets make an example with following MAC address 00:0C:42:28:79:45.
Image above illustrates conversion process. When the result is converted to colon-hexadecimal notation, we get the interface identifier 20C:42FF:FE28:7945. As the result, corresponds link-local address is
FE80::20C:42FF:FE28:7945/64
In RouterOS, if the eui-64 parameter of an address is configured, the last 64 bits of that address will be automatically generated and updated using interface identifier. The last bits must be configured to be zero for this case.
Example:
[admin@MikroTik] > ipv6 address add address=fc00:3::/64 interface=ether3 eui-64=yes
[admin@MikroTik] > ipv6 address print
Flags: X - disabled, I - invalid, D - dynamic, G - global, L - link-local
# ADDRESS INTERFACE ADVERTISE
...
5 G fc00:3::20c:42ff:fe1d:3d4/64 ether3 yes
[admin@MikroTik] > interface ethernet set ether3 mac-address=10:00:00:00:00:01
[admin@MikroTik] > ipv6 address print
Flags: X - disabled, I - invalid, D - dynamic, G - global, L - link-local
# ADDRESS INTERFACE ADVERTISE
...
5 G fc00:3::1200:ff:fe00:1/64 ether3 yes
Properties
Property
Description
address (Address/Netmask; Default: )
Ipv6 address. Allowed netmask range is 0..128. Address can also be constructed from the pool if from-pool property is specified.
For example if address is set to ::1/64 then address will be constructed as follows <prefix_from_pool>::1/64
advertise (yes | no; Default: no)
Whether to enable stateless address configuration. The prefix of that address is automatically advertised to hosts using ICMPv6 protocol. The option is set by default for addresses with prefix length 64. Read more >>
comment (string; Default: )
Descriptive name of an item
disabled (yes | no; Default: no)
Whether address is disabled or not. By default it is disabled
eui-64 (yes | no; Default: no)
Whether to calculate EUI-64 address and use it as last 64 bits of the IPv6 address. Read more >>
from-pool (string; Default: )
Name of the pool from which prefix will be taken to construct IPv6 address taking last part of the address from address property. See example >>
no-dad (yes | no; Default: no)
If set indicates that address is anycast address and Duplicate Address Detection should not be performed.
interface (string; Default: )
Name of an interface on which Ipv6 address is set.
Read-only properties
Property
Description
actual-interface (string)
Actual interface on which address is set up. For example, if address was configured on ethernet interface and ethernet interface was added to bridge, then actual interface is bridge not ethernet.
dynamic (yes | no)
Whether address is dynamically created
global (yes | no)
Whether address is global
invalid (yes | no)
link-local (yes | no)
Whether address is link local
Examples
Manual address configuration
This example shows how to set up simple addressing with global IPv6 addresses between two routers.
[admin@R1] /ipv6 address> print
Flags: X - disabled, I - invalid, D - dynamic, G - global, L - link-local
# ADDRESS FROM-POOL INTERFACE ADVERTISE
0 G 2001:db8::1/64 ether1 no
3 DL fe80::219:d1ff:fe39:3535/64 ether1 no
Notice that our added address has G flag indicated that this address can be globally routed. We also have link local address on the interface which is created automatically for every IPv6 capable interface.
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Image above illustrates conversion process. When the result is converted to colon-hexadecimal notation, we get the interface identifier 