[pkg-dhcp-devel] Bug#592539: (isc-dhcp-server: supply additional initscript for IPv6 daemon): Yet another idea how to solve this issue

[Axel Beckert]

Hi,

Philipp Kern wrote:
> > This fix will enhance the IPv6-readyness in wheezy a lot, as in the
> > next years the IPv6 rollout in corporate networks requires DHCPv6 in
> > most cases (beside maybe parallel DHCPv4).
> 
> Meh, DHCPv6 is mostly used with Windows clients anyway.

I disagree. DHCPv6 is used a lot where you don't want SLAAC tell
outsiders (e.g. Google) how much hardware from which vendor is used in
your company/school and/or if you don't want your users to use privacy
extensions to be able to audit the internal network. That's all not
OS-dependent.

> Many people relate the necessity of running DHCPv4 when using IPv4
> with DHCPv6 and IPv6.

I don't think so. 

> That's simply not true.

IMHO wrong. There's a true core in it: If you need to announce HTTP
proxies, NTP servers and other stuff besides just IP addresses in your
IPv6 network, SLAAC doesn't suffice and you need DHCPv6 even if SLAAC
is in use.

		Regards, Axel
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