On 22 Apr 2016, at 14:37, Holger Zuleger <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Forgot to mention one very useful command if you are after >> short and easy-to-remember addresses with dynamic prefixes: >> >> $ ip token help >> Usage: ip token [ list | set | get ] [ TOKEN ] [ dev DEV ] > Great! This is something I was looking for years now. > > Does anyone know why the output is in "inet" syntax? > > # ip token set ::0:0:27:53 dev eth0 > # ip token list > token ::0.39.0.83 dev eth0 > token :: dev wlan0 > > $ ip -6 addr show | grep :53 > inet6 2a00:0:1803::27:53/64 scope global dynamic > > Ok, setting it to a larger value "restores" inet6 syntax: > # ip token set ::0:18:27:53 dev eth0 > # ip token get dev eth0 > token ::18:27:53 dev eth0 <https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4291#section-2.5.5> Sam -- Sam Wilson Communications Infrastructure Section, IT Infrastructure Information Services, The University of Edinburgh Edinburgh, Scotland, UK The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.
