Re: Mac OS X 10.7, still no DHCPv6

[Jay Cornwall <jay () jcornwall me uk>]

On Fri, 4 Mar 2011 00:24:48 +0000 (UTC), Bernhard Schmidt wrote:

> Mikael Abrahamsson <swmike () swm pp se> wrote:
>
> > On a more serious note, I can on my Ubuntu machine just "apt-get 
> > install
> > wide-dhcpv6-client" and I get dhcpv6, it'll properly put stuff in
> > resolv.conf for dns-over-ipv6 transport, even though the connection
> > manager knows nothing about it, at least dual stack works properly.
>
> This is finally getting fixed now. NetworkManager 0.8.3, to be 
> shipped
> in the upcoming Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty) seems to do the right thing,
> including using the OtherConfig-Flag in RA to trigger a stateless 
> DHCPv6
> request. Haven't tested stateful yet.

I've tested stateful configuration and it works correctly (with 
stateless/stateful and stateful only) in NetworkManager with ISC DHCP 4.

The DHCP client uses a dynamic DUID based on the link-local address and 
time. That's not quite as flexible as WIDE or Dibbler.

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Jay Cornwall
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