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RE: Android and DHCPv6 again


From: Nicholas Warren <nwarren () barryelectric com>
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 15:20:52 +0000

Excuse my ignorance, but can DHCPv6 and SLAAC be run in parallel?

Thank you,
- Nich

-----Original Message-----
From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-bounces () nanog org] On Behalf Of Dave Bell
Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2015 9:52 AM
To: Ray Soucy
Cc: nanog () nanog org
Subject: Re: Android and DHCPv6 again

On 15 October 2015 at 13:22, Ray Soucy <rps () maine edu> wrote:
Android does not have a complete IPv6 implementation and should not be
IPv6 enabled.  Please do your part and complain to Google that Android
does not support DHCPv6 for address assignment.
I use android devices on my network with IPv6 connectivity, and no issues
at all. It gets an address. Does DNS via IPv6, and can send packets over
IPv6. I don't use or need DHCPv6.

You may not be able to roll out IPv6 to them because you need DHCPv6.
In this case I suggest you complain to Google. Other people may not be
able to roll out IPv6 to them because they need DHCPv6. They should also
complain to Google. Suggesting that nobody rolls out IPv6 on them because
they don't support one feature they may not even need is absurd. DHCPv6 is
not a prerequisite for IPv6.

Regards,
Dave

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