[SOLVED] Why does my SG3 keep using a different IPv6 address all the time?
Hi all,
As part of the IPv6 standards for neighbour discovery devices append a 64bit host address to the network supplied prefix, and the host address is normally based upon their mac address an a pre-defined way. However, the IPv6 addresses my SG3 has been using bear no relationship to its mac address, and in the 4 weeks I've owned it I've so far noticed its had atleast 4 different IPv6 host addresses on my network.
Why is this?
Has Samsung decided to protect our anonymity by ensuring the device's final 64 bits are random as we move from home to work to hotspot?
Regards,
Banjo
PS: My SG3's mainboard failed after only 30 days, so dont ask me to check any settings until Vodafone UK have replaced it under warranty
Hi all,
As part of the IPv6 standards for neighbour discovery devices append a 64bit host address to the network supplied prefix, and the host address is normally based upon their mac address an a pre-defined way. However, the IPv6 addresses my SG3 has been using bear no relationship to its mac address, and in the 4 weeks I've owned it I've so far noticed its had atleast 4 different IPv6 host addresses on my network.
Why is this?
Has Samsung decided to protect our anonymity by ensuring the device's final 64 bits are random as we move from home to work to hotspot?
Regards,
Banjo
PS: My SG3's mainboard failed after only 30 days, so dont ask me to check any settings until Vodafone UK have replaced it under warranty
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