DHCPv6 still feared and hated at Apple?, was Re: Mac OSX 10.7

[Marc Blanchet]

Le 11-07-22 12:00, Sander Steffann a écrit :
> Hi,
>
>>> I don't have a Mac, but apparently 10.7 does not include DHCPv6. At
>>> least according to someone who has one, there are no knobs labeled
>>> DHCPv6, and his laptop did not detect his DHCPv6 server.
>>
>> sorry, it is included and working just fine. I've tested with Developer Previews. But, right, there are no knobs...
>
> It does use DHCPv6, but only if the RA has the O or M flag set.

right. per RFC... ;-)

Marc.

>
> The IPv6-on-this-interface knob has changed though. It used to let you choose between 'automatic', 'manual' or disables' for the IPv6 configuration. It now says 'automatic', 'manual' or 'link-local only'. Disabling IPv6 isn't an option anymore :)  Disabling IPv4 still is an option of course :)
>
> - Sander


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