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PREFIX(8) BSD System Manager's Manual PREFIX(8) NAME prefix -- configure network interface prefixes SYNOPSIS prefix interface prefix [set | delete] DESCRIPTION prefix is used to assign an prefix to a network interface. This command is currently just a frontend of ifconfig(8), and is not recommended to be used. SEE ALSO netstat(1), netintro(4), ifconfig(8), rc(8) HISTORY The prefix command first appeared in WIDE/KAME IPv6 protocol stack kit. Previously, this command was used to manipulate prefixes separately from interface identifiers, intending to be used for prefix renumbering. How- ever, it had been known that the manipulation mechanism was not friendly with traditional address management engine in the kernel. Thus, the KAME developers decided to invalidate the prefix manipulation mechanism, and to clarify the entire address/prefix manipulation in February 2001. Since then, this command has almost been obsoleted. All users should now use ifconfig(8). IPv6 and IPsec support based on the KAME Project (http://www.kame.net/) stack was initially integrated into FreeBSD 4.0 BSD October 10, 1998 BSD
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