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RFC 1971: IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 2462.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 4862 — IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration

In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC

This document specifies the steps a host takes in deciding how to autoconfigure its interfaces in IP version 6. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID
RFC1971
Published
August 1996
Authors
S. Thomson; T. Narten
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
ipng
Pages
23
Also known as
—
Obsoleted by:
RFC 2462

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Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 3 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 1971 (1996)
  2. RFC 2462 (1998)
  3. RFC 4862 (2007) ✓

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