The kernel automatically sets the scope of IPv6 addresses. That is
0 (global), 254 (host), 253 (link).
the network, even through a gateway), <literal>link</literal> (only valid on this device,
will not traverse a gateway) or <literal>host</literal> (only valid within the device itself,
e.g. 127.0.0.1) or an integer in the range 0…255. Defaults to <literal>global</literal>.
+ IPv4 only - IPv6 scope is automatically assigned by the kernel and cannot be set manually.
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