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How can I obtain a single random ipv6 address without asking my isp ? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/networking
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This should be easy, right ?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

If you're already getting an IPv6 prefix allocated, then you can randomise the second half of the address, most devices do this automatically with EUI-64.

Otherwise you pretty much just have to use some sort of IPv6 tunnel.