[j-nsp] Cannot auto-configure the router interface IPv6 address?

[Huan Pham]

Thanks very much Jared. That saves me time scratching my head for a
solution which does not exist.


On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 3:12 AM, Jared Gull <jmgull at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi Huan,
>
> This is not currently possible on a Junos OS router. You must assign the
> address or at least the prefix portion of the address and then use EUI-64
> to auto-generate the interface ID portion, which is based on the
> interface's hardware address. Hope this helps.
>
> Jared
>
>
>   ------------------------------
> *From:* Huan Pham <drie.huanpham at gmail.com>
> *To:* juniper-nsp at puck.nether.net
> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 16, 2013 3:32 AM
> *Subject:* [j-nsp] Cannot auto-configure the router interface IPv6
> address?
>
> Hi list,
>
> Could someone please confirm if we can or can not configure the router
> interface to get an IPv6 address automatically. I read more than one place
> that says this is not possible, but I could not find an official link from
> Juniper website to confirm it. It is disappointing, if this is the case.
>
> Regards,
>
> Huan
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 11:00 PM, Huan Pham <drie.huanpham at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I would like to do a simple test to make sure that SLAAC configuration on
> > R1 is working as expected. However, I do not want to use a real PC
> > connected to it to test, but I want to use another router (R2) as client.
> > Could you please let me know if it is possible, and how it is done in
> > Junos. Thanks.
> >
> > Below is what I try to achieve if it is done in Cisco world.
> >
> > R2(config-if)#interface gig/0
> > R2(config-if)#ipv6 address autoconfig
> > R2(config-if)#
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> >
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