On Thu, Jan 08, 2015 at 03:20:46PM +0000, Florian Obser wrote: > [...] > > eui64 Fill the interface index (the lowermost 64th bit of an IPv6 > address) automatically.
But as I understand this, EUI64 isn't about a singular bit. It's the conversion of the 48 bit MAC address into a 64-bit value. Perhaps the grammer could change for clarity? I was confused until I tested the option. Index: ifconfig.8 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8,v retrieving revision 1.249 diff -u -p -u -p -r1.249 ifconfig.8 --- ifconfig.8 3 Dec 2014 21:30:30 -0000 1.249 +++ ifconfig.8 8 Jan 2015 21:23:04 -0000 @@ -1156,7 +1156,7 @@ Currently configured addresses will not invalid. .It Cm eui64 Fill the interface index -.Pq the lowermost 64th bit of an IPv6 address +.Pq the lowermost 64 bits of an IPv6 address automatically. .It Cm pltime Ar n Set preferred lifetime for the address.
