Dynamic Unicast Address Configuration

In most cases, network engineers will configure the IPv6 addresses of router interfaces so that the addresses do not change until the engineer changes the router configuration. However, routers can be configured to use dynamically learned IPv6 addresses. These can be useful for routers connecting to the Internet through some types of Internet access technologies, like DSL and cable modems.

Cisco routers support two ways for the router interface to dynamically learn an IPv6 address to use:

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