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DHCPv6-PD – First Steps


ologue DHCPv6-PD DHCPv6 is not wildly deployed outside of enterprise networks3. DHCP for Prefix Delegation (DHCPv6-PD) on the other hand is the standard to get IPv6 prefixes into home networks.

Recently I got a working setup at home using dhcpcd from ports and a donated Fritz!Box 6660 Cable,. I have also setup ISC's Kea DHCP server for easier development and to not risk my production network at home. In principle, DHCP allows a client to request new prefixes to be delegated by sending additional IA_​PD options (see Section 21.21).

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