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DHCPv6 is the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6. Although IPv6's stateless address autoconfiguration removes the primary motivation for DHCP in IPv4, DHCPv6 can still be used to statefully assign addresses if the network administrator desires more control over addressing. It can also be used to distribute information which is not otherwise discoverable; the most important case of this is the DNS server. Though, according to RFC 4339, DNS address can be sent through Neighbor Discovery Protocol.
External links
- RFC 3315, "Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6)"
- RFC 3319, "Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCPv6) Options for Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Servers"
- RFC 3633, "IPv6 Prefix Options for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) version 6"
- RFC 3646, "DNS Configuration options for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6)"
- RFC 3736, "Stateless Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Service for IPv6"
- RFC 5007, "DHCPv6 Leasequery"
Implementations
- WIDE-DHCPv6
- Dibbler for Linux and Windows
- Linux DHCPv6
- RFC 3315 compliant implementation in Microsoft Windows Vista and later
- IPv6 Intelligence: DHCPv6, comparison of DHCPv6 packages and implementations
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