Add: new method for scanning large IPv6 networks#87
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What:
Add: new method for scanning large IPv6 networks
Whit this patch, the network is not expanded into a large host list. Instead, performs a multicast ICMPv6 to
ff02:1address.Jira: SC-1574
Why:
Expanding a /64 network to a host list, makes the alive detection impossible, because it takes times and also creating the list consumes a huge amount of memory.
How:
sudo boreas --ipv6-host-discovery --target 5858::0/64Checklist: