RE: Android and DHCPv6 again

[Matthew Huff <mhuff () ox com>]

Yes, 

SLAAC by default provides the address and default gateway (RA)
If SLAAC managed flag is set, then DHCPv6  is used get the address and other configs (DNS, etc..)
If SLAAC other flag is set, then SLAAC  provides the address, and uses DHCPv6 to get the other configs (DNS, etc..)

With SLAAC and without DHCPv6 the device has no way of knowing the DNS server and other configs such as search domain, 
etc...

RFC 6106 provides a new feature that allows devices to obtain DNS from RA, but not all devices and network equipment 
support it yet.

For devices that don't support RFC 6106  or DHCPv6, then it has to use IPv4 (DHCPv4) to get the IPv4 DNS address.

-----Original Message-----
From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-bounces () nanog org] On Behalf Of Nicholas Warren
Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2015 11:21 AM
To: Dave Bell <me () geordish org>
Cc: nanog () nanog org
Subject: RE: Android and DHCPv6 again

Excuse my ignorance, but can DHCPv6 and SLAAC be run in parallel?

Thank you,
- Nich

> -----Original Message-----
> From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-bounces () nanog org] On Behalf Of Dave Bell
> Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2015 9:52 AM
> To: Ray Soucy
> Cc: nanog () nanog org
> Subject: Re: Android and DHCPv6 again
>
> On 15 October 2015 at 13:22, Ray Soucy <rps () maine edu> wrote:
> > Android does not have a complete IPv6 implementation and should not be
> > IPv6 enabled.  Please do your part and complain to Google that Android
> > does not support DHCPv6 for address assignment.
> I use android devices on my network with IPv6 connectivity, and no issues
> at all. It gets an address. Does DNS via IPv6, and can send packets over
> IPv6. I don't use or need DHCPv6.
>
> You may not be able to roll out IPv6 to them because you need DHCPv6.
> In this case I suggest you complain to Google. Other people may not be
> able to roll out IPv6 to them because they need DHCPv6. They should also
> complain to Google. Suggesting that nobody rolls out IPv6 on them because
> they don't support one feature they may not even need is absurd. DHCPv6 is
> not a prerequisite for IPv6.
>
> Regards,
> Dave