colourlesspony@pawb.social to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 13 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-square12fedilinkarrow-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 · 13 days agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squareCreat@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-213 days agoJust to add to the other replies: it would be the same in Windows. It’s how ipv6 functions in general. The system will figure out which address to use, you shouldn’t need to use them directly in almost any case.
Just to add to the other replies: it would be the same in Windows. It’s how ipv6 functions in general. The system will figure out which address to use, you shouldn’t need to use them directly in almost any case.