Configuration IPv6 dhcp server

David W. Hankins David_Hankins at isc.org
Fri Apr 11 16:59:33 UTC 2008


there is no 'chaddr' field in dhcpv6 packets, so we have no real way
to match host records by ethernet address in ipv6 at all.

for v6 host records, you want to use a syntax that lets you match by
arbitrary option contents.  i don't remember it offhand, but i believe
it's in the manpage.

On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 10:51:18AM -0500, Chris Cox wrote:
> On Thu, 2008-04-10 at 13:56 +0200, Wouter Debie wrote:
> > Hi
> > 
> > I'am currently using ISC DHCP4.0.0 and would like to add a specific 
> > configuration for a host in IPv6. If I use the structure explained for 
> > IPv4, I get following code
> > 
> > group {
> >    
> >       preferred-lifetime 1000;
> >       default-lease-time 2000;
> >    
> >     host bruno { hardware ethernet 00:15:ce:03:f8:7f; }
> > }
> > 
> > 
> > It doesn't work in IPv6 mode, does somebody know how to do this 
> > correctly ? The man pages of dhcp.conf doesn't contain the information i 
> > need...
> 
> Just a guess (really, it's just a guess), it might key off of
> the IPv6 link local address.  I don't think many things work
> via "broadcast" and MAC in IPv6 land.  But I'm not sure.
> 
> 

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