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      apple4ever Banned
      last edited by

      I may be just confused about how its supposed to work, but I don't seem to be getting a /60 from Comcast.

      On the WAN, I have 60 next too "DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation size" and "Send IPv6 prefix hint" checked. In the logs I see

       Nov 3 11:54:54	dhcp6c	65303	IA_PD prefix: 2601:41:c480:f0::/60 pltime=345600 vltime=345600
      

      The LAN interface is set to track. But I only see "64" as the prefix.

      Am I missing something?

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        apple4ever Banned
        last edited by

        Alright so I set a third interface up, and I'm getting close but different IP. So looks like I am getting the /60, just confused about how the prefix shows up. So I guess never mind!

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          Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
          last edited by

          Interfaces get assigned a /64. Don't try to stray from that. Everything will break. Interfaces get a /64. Period. Not just in pfSense.

          A /60 gives you 16 /64s.

          Each track interface will have a different hex digit as the IPv6 Prefix ID.

          So they issued you 2601:41:c480:f0::/60

          If the prefix ID on the tracking interface is 1, that interface will be 2601:41:c480:f1::1/64.

          If the prefix ID on the tracking interface is c, that interface will be 2601:41:c480:fc::1/64.

          The prefix ID "fills in" the difference between the prefix delegation and the interface /64 - 4 bits for a /60.

          If you were delegated a /56, you would have 8 bits of prefixes, or 00 - ff (256)

          If you were delegated a /48 you would have 16 bits of prefixes or 0000 - ffff (65536).

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            apple4ever Banned
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            That's helpful, thanks. I guess I was confused between what an interface gets assigned and the prefix delegation I would be getting. Definitely makes sense that interfaces get /64s. But it would be nice if there was somewhere that showed that I was getting the prefix I was asking for.

            I figured that's what the prefix ID meant, but it wasn't entirely clear, so thanks for clarifying that.

            Now to send /64s to my Cisco router for my VLAN's via a /61. But that's a separate question.

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