- O bit: with this bit, a IPv6 host can use DHCPv6 to collect some parameters like DNS server address. However DHCPv6 server doesn't provide the client's IP address. Host use stateless configuration.
- M bit: with this bit, a IPv6 host can use DHCPv6 to collect a IPv6 address and others parameters from the server.
- Without these bits set, the IPv6 host will use stateless autoconfiguration.
Showing posts with label DHCPv6. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DHCPv6. Show all posts
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Used IPv6 stateful Autoconfiguration
I would like add some details to my post vista and DHCPv6 (in french). I would like detailed which mechanisms is used to choose between stateless and stateful configuration. The DHCPv6 client used 2 bits in the RA (Routers Advertisements send by the router) in order to know if DHCPv6 server is available:
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