ip ident6

Enables or disables fingerprinting of IPv6 devices on an interface.

Syntax

[no] ip ident6 off|on

Syntax Description

Keyword	Description
no	(Optional) This is the same as ip ident6 off.
off	Disables fingerprinting of IPv6 devices on the interface.
on	Enables fingerprinting of IPv6 devices on the interface.

Defaults

Devices fingerprinting is enabled on LAN interfaces and disabled on WAN interfaces by default.

Usage Guidelines

This command enables or disables "fingerprinting" of IPv6 devices on an interface. Fingerprinting uses protocols such as SSDP and mDNS to gather information about devices on the network to aid in the identification of new and unknown devices.

This command is valid only in interface context. Entering it will set the interface mode to manual.

Examples

ip ident6 off

Related Commands

interfaceip ident4