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+.\" $Id: pppd.8,v 1.48 1999/09/30 19:58:21 masputra Exp $
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IPv6 addresses (e.g. ::dead:beef). If the
\fIipv6cp-use-ipaddr\fR
option is given, the local identifier is the local IPv4 address (see above).
-Otherwise the identifier is randomized.
+On systems which supports a unique persistent id, such as EUI-48 derived
+from the Ethernet MAC address, \fIipv6cp-use-persistent\fR option can be
+used to replace the \fIipv6 <local>,<remote>\fR option. Otherwise the
+identifier is randomized.
.TP
.B active-filter \fIfilter-expression
Specifies a packet filter to be applied to data packets to determine