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@ljanyst ljanyst commented Nov 10, 2025

Add support for EUI64 IPv6 addresses

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Needed to run as a server.

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  • I have tested my changes. No regression in existing tests.
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Fixes #1150

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ljanyst and others added 5 commits November 10, 2025 19:34
Previous behavior allowed for either randomizing the host part or
filling it with zeros. An IPv6 address with the host part set to all
zeros is reserved for router anycasts by RFC4291. Instead, we're
allowing the caller to either specify the host part of the address
or we randomize it if NULL.
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[Feature Request] Support EUI-64 or similar for global unicast IPv6 addresses derived from RA

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