DHCPv6 and MAC Address inclusion

Rudy Zijlstra rudy at grumpydevil.homelinux.org
Wed Jan 25 21:23:40 UTC 2012


On 01/25/2012 09:36 PM, Ted Lemon wrote:
>
>
> Most ISPs use relay id options to identify the CPE, not MAC addresses. 
>   CableLabs, Broadband Forum and 3GPP all have specifications for how 
> this works.
>
Erm... CableLabs actually allows to use the MAC address for 
identification purposes... It's not as visible as in DHCPv4, but all 3.0 
modems include the MAC address as a mandatory part of their Solicit 
message in the cablelabs vendor space

Cheers,


Rudy




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