RQ> I am running Debian Linux (Jessie). When I type ifconfig, I get RQ> fe80::e23f:49ff:fead:fa9/64 as the IPv6 address. I am not in the same RQ> town as that computer and cannot further test the IP address until I RQ> can get back home.
TL> That's a link local address, not valid outside your LAN. Are there TL> any other IPv6 addresses?
Perhaps you can tell me what I am seeing here. Here is the entire output of ifconfig:
root@bbs:~# ifconfig eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr e0:3f:49:ad:0f:a9