Thread Info
  • State Verified Answer
  • +1 person also asked this people also asked this
  • Locked Locked
  • Replies 31 replies
  • Answers 1 answer
  • Subscribers 40 subscribers
  • Views 52552 views
  • Users 0 members are here
Options
Suggested
This discussion has been locked.
You can no longer post new replies to this discussion. If you have a question you can start a new discussion

IPv6 DHCP-PD Support

ToddMiller

There hasn't been a lot of talk in the roadmap discussion about the implementation of IPv6 DHCP-PD support on the XG platform.  Can we expect to see that at some point in the near future?



This thread was automatically locked due to age.

Top Replies

  • in reply to sachingurung +1

    There is a major difference between DHCPv6 used for addressing an interface and DHCP-PD.  DHCP-PD is the normal means for which PA (Provider Allocated) addressed network obtains its prefix.  As in a network that does not have its own IP space.  

    Comcast uses DHCP-PD for both its residential and business cable service to allocate IP space to the end network.

    As a gateway device, you need to support acting as a PD client as well as a PD server that can use the prefix obtained as a client  in sub-delegations.

    2016...

    Jump to answer
Parents Reply
  • 0 in reply to sachingurung

    there are countless requests for dhcp -pd.. Most business class ISP  (Timewarner, Comcast) use DHCP-pd to hand out v6 addresses so you not supporting that feature means we can not use native v6 . this was a feature of utm9 so why not migrate it over? the way v6 is implemented now makes it as useful as a sack of shit. 

Children
  • 0 in reply to DavisDarvish

    I would consider the ability to obtain IP addressing basic functionality, but what do I know.  As mentioned, DHCP-PD client is in UTM, even if it can't send a "hint" to request more than a /64.

    Anyway, the XG workaround I'm doing is to have a router (MikroTik) get the IPv6 addressing (DHCP-PD) and then place XG immediately behind it, in bridge mode.  This will give you the essential functions of Web Filter, Application Filter, IPS, etc. for both IPv4 and IPv6.