IPv6 DHCP Configuration – Step-by-Step Guide

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I want to set up an IPv6 only network for testing. However, I can't find any HOWTOs or information on setting up DHCP to autoconfigure IPv6 DNS server addresses etc. I use radvd on a ubuntu server to autoconfigure host addresses and I'm led to believe no clients yet support the RDNSS option.

Can someone point me in the right direction for DHCPv6 setup?

Best Answer

The original ISC DHCP software package includes IPv6 support for DHCPv6 since the 4.x releases, with basic DHCPv6 server, client and relay functionality.

https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/new-features-4.1.0

ISC DHCP 4.1.x will have several new DHCPv6 features that were not in DHCP 4.0.x. These new features include:

  • Support for the rapid-commit option on the client side
  • Prefix Delegation support
  • IA_TA address support
  • A basic DHCPv6 relay agent
  • basic DHCPv6 Leasequery support