Hello, I preparing to carry out ipv6 in our network. A thing I don't get is the actual difference between radvd and dhcp in ipv6 networks. If radvd can do all the autoconfiguration stuff (and from what i learned by now it is just built-in in ipv6) why would i need dhcp (http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Linux+IPv6-HOWTO/).
I couldn't really find a comparison of when to use which of those demons. I'm probably stuck in ipv4 thinking (or making that up in my mind) but I still stick with something like: set up dhcp, tell the clients to do dhcp configuration (ipv6 still needs a dhcp client afaik - radvd doesn't need a client, correct me if i'm wrong) the dhcp server will certain hosts to fixed addresses (servers) and also serve a dynamic pool to workstations, tell about timeservers etc. so why is there radvd? is it intended for a small setup, a large one I just can't think of, or something totally different. Maybe the question is why is there still dhcp, I'm quite confused atm and would be gratefull for an overall answer, if I have the right terms to google for I'll probably figure out the details by myself :) thanks martin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
