Automatically configures IPv6 network interfaces at boot time.
autoconf6 [ - v] [ - 6 ] [ interface_name ]
The autoconf6 command is used at boot time to assign addresses to network interfaces and add some needed routes. It configures the link-local address, adds the appropriate interface route, as well as adds a compatibility address if an IPv4 address exists. autoconf6 should be used after configuration of IPv4 and before any IPv6 action.
This is an example output from the - v flag:
got interface 1o0 got interface en0 got interface sit0 default IEEE interface is en0 interface en0 is booting setup IEEE interface en0 config en0 fe80::260:8c2e:a445/80 add route flags=801 dest=ff02:: gateway=fe80::260:8c2e:a445 mask=ffff:: add route flags=801 dest=ff12:: gateway=fe80::260:8c2e:a445 mask=ffff:: sending ND sol for fe80::260:8c2e:a445 on en0 en0 setup good interface en0 is booted setup SIT interface sit0 config sit0 9.3.145.129 config sit0 ::903:9181/96 add route flags=901 dest=:: gateway=::903:9181 mask=ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:: setup loopback interface 1o0 config 1o0 ::1/128 add route flags=801 dest=ff01:: gateway=::1 mask=ffff:: add route flags=801 dest=ff11:: gateway=::1 mask=ffff:: add route flags=901 dest=:: gateway=fe80::260:8c2e:a445 mask=:: setup2 IEEE interface en0 config en0 ::903:9181 alias with mask ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffc0 setup2 loopback interface 1o0 config 1o0 ::7f00:1/128 alias
Messages indicate the different actions done and/or problems encountered by autoconf6. Collisions are FATAL.
The ifconfig command, route command.