On 2019-08-11 08:28 AM, Carlos E.R. wrote:
Whereas on IPv6 it would be: Connect device to LAN. Point firefox 6 to link-local address of new device. Configure device as appropriate for lan.
It appears you're trying to do something that's not intended. Other than link local addresses, you do not appear to have IPv6 on your network. Link local addresses were never intended to be used in the way you are trying. The fact that Firefox removed that capability has nothing to do with whether link local addresses work. They are used for things like router advertisements, for accessing routers and similar. As I mentioned, Microsoft used them, but it's really nothing more than they used to do back in the NetBIOS days, when they directly used the MAC address, rather than IP. As discussed, there are utilities that apparently work without proper IPv6 addresses, just as I could with those cameras. Are you sure that printer config even uses link local addresses? It could be working at the MAC level. All that requires is for the device to announce it's presence through broadcast or multicast with any IP address and the utility then learns the MAC address and goes through it, with no further use of IP. I understand your ISP might not provide IPv6, but I already mentioned he.net as a way around that. Until you get IPv6 working on your network, don't try something like configuring that printer and then claim link local doesn't work, when it's working exactly as intended. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org