RE: Android and DHCPv6 again

[Baldur Norddahl <baldur.norddahl () gmail com>]

Yes but Android refuses to do IPv6 if there is any DHCPv6 on the network.
It is a bug.

Regards

Baldur
Den 15. okt. 2015 17.22 skrev "Nicholas Warren" <nwarren () barryelectric com>:

> 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