// nldef.h
typedef enum {
IpPrefixOriginOther = 0,
IpPrefixOriginManual,
IpPrefixOriginWellKnown,
IpPrefixOriginDhcp,
IpPrefixOriginRouterAdvertisement,
IpPrefixOriginUnchanged = 1 << 4
} NL_PREFIX_ORIGIN;
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The NL_PREFIX_ORIGIN enumeration type defines the origin of the prefix or network part of the IP address.
IpPrefixOriginOther The IP address prefix was configured by using a source other than those that are defined in this enumeration. This value applies to an IPv6 or IPv4 address.
IpPrefixOriginManual The IP address prefix was configured manually. This value applies to an IPv6 or IPv4 address.
IpPrefixOriginWellKnown The IP address prefix was configured by using a well-known address. This value applies to an IPv6 link-local address or an IPv6 loopback address.
IpPrefixOriginDhcp The IP address prefix was configured by using DHCP. This value applies to an IPv4 address configured by using DHCP or an IPv6 address configured by using DHCPv6.
IpPrefixOriginRouterAdvertisement The IP address prefix was configured by using router advertisement. This value applies to an anonymous IPv6 address that was generated after receiving a router advertisement.
IpPrefixOriginUnchanged The IP address prefix should be unchanged. This value is used when setting the properties for a unicast IP interface when the value for the IP prefix origin should be unchanged.
| Version | Available in Windows Vista and later versions of the Windows operating systems. |
| Header | Nldef.h (include Netioapi.h) |