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.Li inet6 2001:db8:1-f::1/64 .
This notation allows address and prefix length part only,
not the other address modifiers.
+Note that the maximum number of the generated addresses from a range
+specification is limited to an integer value specified in
+.Va netif_ipexpand_max
+in
+.Xr rc.conf 5
+because a small typo can unexpectedly generate a large number of addresses.
+The default value is
+.Li 2048 .
+It can be increased by adding the following line into
+.Xr rc.conf 5 :
+.Bd -literal
+netif_ipexpand_max="4096"
+.Ed
.Pp
In the case of
.Li 192.0.2.5-23/24 ,
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