nanog mailing list archives
RE: SLAAC(autoconfig) vs DHCPv6
From: "TJ" <trejrco () gmail com>
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:34:01 -0400
-----Original Message----- From: Scott Weeks [mailto:surfer () mauigateway com] Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 3:34 PM To: nanog () nanog org Subject: SLAAC(autoconfig) vs DHCPv6 ---------- trejrco () gmail com wrote: ------------ From: "TJ" <trejrco () gmail com> As a general rule, most clients are following the "If we gave them static IPv4 addresses we will give them static IPv6 addresses" (infrastructure, servers, etc). The whole SLAAC(autoconfig) vs DHCPv6 is a separate (albeit related) conversation ... ---------------------------------------------------- I'm still an IPv6 wussie and would like to learn more before moving forward, so would anyone care to share info on experiences with this decision?
Which one? "If we gave them static IPv4 addresses we will give them static IPv6 addresses" Or "SLAAC(autoconfig) vs DHCPv6" For the first ... at the simplest, it is familiar and comfortable. In general: Servers, Routers, Firewalls, Switches (atleast those with L3 addresses) == static address Hosts == dynamic ... either SLAAC or DHCPv6. Manual Configuration of hosts is a non-starter for most environments. For the latter ... that gets more involved. Many (most?) platforms do not support DHCPv6 client functionality. Ditto on the server side. OTOH, SLAAC alone cannot currently give you DNS information ... a possible deal-breaker, that. (Some work under way to change that, or the environment can cheat 0 rely on IPv4 transport for DNS :) )
scott
HTH! /TJ
Current thread:
- Re: SLAAC(autoconfig) vs DHCPv6, (continued)
- Re: SLAAC(autoconfig) vs DHCPv6 Iljitsch van Beijnum (Aug 18)
- Re: SLAAC(autoconfig) vs DHCPv6 Charles Wyble (Aug 18)
- RE: SLAAC(autoconfig) vs DHCPv6 TJ (Aug 18)
- RE: SLAAC(autoconfig) vs DHCPv6 Sean Siler (Aug 18)
- Re: SLAAC(autoconfig) vs DHCPv6 Charles Wyble (Aug 18)
- RE: SLAAC(autoconfig) vs DHCPv6 Sean Siler (Aug 18)
- Re: SLAAC(autoconfig) vs DHCPv6 Antonio Querubin (Aug 18)
- Re: SLAAC(autoconfig) vs DHCPv6 Iljitsch van Beijnum (Aug 18)
- Re: SLAAC(autoconfig) vs DHCPv6 Kevin Oberman (Aug 18)
- Re: SLAAC(autoconfig) vs DHCPv6 Antonio Querubin (Aug 18)
- Re: SLAAC(autoconfig) vs DHCPv6 David W. Hankins (Aug 18)
- Re: SLAAC(autoconfig) vs DHCPv6 David W. Hankins (Aug 18)