Form a tentative link-local address
01An enabled interface combines the link-local prefix with an interface identifier.
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Mark the resulting address tentative before duplicate detection.
Mark the resulting address tentative before duplicate detection.
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Creating a tentative address does not yet prove it is unique.
- Creating a tentative address does not yet prove it is unique.
- Interface identifier length and generation depend on other relevant specifications; do not assume all addresses expose a MAC address.
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