dhclient with IPv6 and PD hints - updated for 4.3.4

[Mike]

>On 4/8/2014 at 10:01 PM Bjørn Mork wrote:
>
>>|"Mike." <the.lists at mgm51.com> writes:
>>|> On 4/4/2014 at 2:08 PM Mike. wrote:
>>|>
>>|> |What is the configuration file syntax to request a prefix
>>|> |delegation
>>|> |of a size other than a /64?
>>|> |
>>|> |Comcast recently fired up IPv6 dual stack in my area.   The
>>|> |IA-PD request gives me a /64 delegation.
>>|> |
>>|> |If I specify that I want a /60 in the PD hints, then Comcast
>>|> |will delegate a /60 prefix to me so that I can split it up 
>>|> |into /64 for my subnets
>>|> |
>>|> |
>>|> |Only, I cannot seem to find out how to get the ISC dhclient
>>|> |program to request the /60 via a PD hint.  
>>|> |
>>|> |
>>|> |What am I overlooking?
>>|> |
>>|> |Thanks.
>>|>  =============
>>|>
>>|>
>>|>
>>|> Anyone?
>>|
>>|Looking at the code there doesn't seem to be any way to 
>>|configure this.
>>|Unless you have an existing lease, the request will be for
>>|::/0, i.e. whatever the server defaults to.
>>|
>>|You might be able to hack it to do what you want by
>>|creating a lease file with a suitable prefix-length.
> =============
>
>
>Based upon your suggestion, I looked at a couple of options
>and decided to precede in this direction.
>
>  Prefix delegation preference patch for ISC-DHCP IPv6 client 
>  http : //archive.mgm51.com/sources/pd-pref.html
>
>
>Thanks again for your reply.
>
>Mike.
>

(email subject has been changed to reflect the correct version)

I've updated my patch to work with the 4.3.4 release.

The URL is the same, but now supports TLS (and TLSA)

https://archive.mgm51.com/sources/pd-pref.html