colourlesspony@pawb.social to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 12 days agoWhy when checking the IPV6 address of a typical linux installation there is usually 3 address? Why is there 3 and how do you figure out what each one is for?pawb.socialimagemessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up164arrow-down11
arrow-up163arrow-down1imageWhy when checking the IPV6 address of a typical linux installation there is usually 3 address? Why is there 3 and how do you figure out what each one is for?pawb.socialcolourlesspony@pawb.social to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 12 days agomessage-square12linkfedilink
minus-squaremarcos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·12 days agoThe scope tells you who can use that address to connect to you, and the ‘dynamic’ field tells you if your computer things it may change (it may not know enough). Your computer has 2 global addresses.
The scope tells you who can use that address to connect to you, and the ‘dynamic’ field tells you if your computer things it may change (it may not know enough).
Your computer has 2 global addresses.