tempaddr.conf File Format for TCP/IP

Purpose

Defines if temporary addresses should be allowed or denied for a set of prefixes or for a particular interface.

Available Directives

The main directives for the /etc/ndpd/tempadr.conf file is:

Syntax

<allow | deny> all

This directive tells whether temporary addresses should/should not be generated for the prefixes not mentioned in tempaddr.conf.

<allow | deny> <interface> all

This directive tells whether temporary addresses should or should not be generated for all the prefixes on the specified interface.

<allow | deny> <interface> <prefix>/ <prefix length>

This directive tells whether temporary addresses should/should not be generated for the prefix/ list of prefixes on the specified interface. Multiple prefixes and prefix lengths are separated by comma (,) Most recent entry in the tempaddr.conf file will override the older entries while generating temporary addresses.

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