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The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol version 6 (DHCPv6) is a network protocol for configuring Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) hosts with IP addresses, IP prefixes, default route, local segment MTU, and other configuration data required to operate in an IPv6 network. It is not just the IPv6 equivalent of the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv4.
IPv6 hosts may automatically generate IP addresses internally using stateless address autoconfiguration (SLAAC), or they may be assigned configuration data with DHCPv6, or both.
IPv6 hosts that use stateless autoconfiguration may need information other than what SLAAC provides on a given network. DHCPv6 can provide this information whether it is being used to assign IP addresses or not. DHCPv6 can provide host with the addresses of Domain Name System (DNS) servers, but they can also be provided through Neighbor Discovery Protocol, which is the mechanism for stateless autoconfiguration.[1]
Many IPv6 routers, such as routers for residential networks, must be configured automatically with no operator intervention. Such routers require not only an IPv6 address for use in communicating with upstream routers, but also an IPv6 prefix for use in configuring devices on the downstream side of the router. DHCPv6 prefix delegation provides a mechanism for configuring such routers.
^J. Jeong, ed. (February 2006). IPv6 Host Configuration of DNS Server Information Approaches. Network Working Group. doi:10.17487/RFC4339. RFC 4339. Informational.
The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol version 6 (DHCPv6) is a network protocol for configuring Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) hosts with IP addresses...
home network, for example, the home router uses DHCPv6 to request a network prefix from the ISP's DHCPv6 server. Once assigned, the ISP routes this network...
support neither DHCPv6 nor SLAAC cannot automatically configure unicast IPv6 addresses. Operating systems that support neither DHCPv6 nor ND RDNSS cannot...
The following comparison of DHCP and DHCPv6 server compares general and technical information for a number of DHCP server software programs. In this overview...
version 6 (IPv6). The IPv6 version of the DHCP protocol is commonly called DHCPv6. The Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (RARP) was defined in 1984 for...
first network boot packet. With the advent of IPv6, DHCP has evolved into DHCPv6; the need for options supporting PXE within the new DHCP protocol has been...
interface identifier is automatically established randomly, obtained from a DHCPv6 server, or assigned manually. (Historically, it was automatically generated...
assigning a /48 via DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation with IPv4 in Dual Stack. Pianeta Fibra provides IPv6 by assigning a /56 via DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation with...
split-scope configuration, DHCP Server role migration using WSMT, support for DHCPv6 Option 15 (User Class) and Option 32 (Information Refresh Time). The DHCP...
Secure Use of Transport Layer Security (TLS) and Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS) BCP199 DHCPv6-Shield: Protecting against Rogue DHCPv6 Servers...
source and destination NAT (one to one, one to many, many to many). DHCP and DHCPv6 server and relay, IPv6 RA, DNS forwarding, TFTP server, web proxy, PPPoE...
(SCTP) May 2002 SCTP RFC 3315 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6) July 2003 DHCP (IPv6) RFC 3339 Date and Time on the Internet: Timestamps...
connections to defined network services. IPv6 support – added PPPv6, L2TP, DHCPv6, and RADIUS technologies allowing them to work over IPv6. New cryptographic...
17487/RFC5907. RFC 5907. Network Time Protocol (NTP) Server Option for DHCPv6. doi:10.17487/RFC5908. RFC 5908. Official website Official Stratum One Time...
Extended Support ended on April 13, 2021. 8.0 (2013) Released in June 2013 DHCPv6 client with stateful/stateless address configuration. L2TP/IPsec over IPv6...
Systems and Datastore Update Notifications RFC 9243: A YANG Data Model for DHCPv6 Configuration RFC 9249: A YANG Data Model for NTP RFC 9291: A YANG Network...
addresses are preferred. Windows XP does not support DHCPv6 and PPPv6/IPv6CP. An open source DHCPv6 implementation called Dibbler is available, although...
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