On Thu, 15 Aug 2019 at 23:19, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote: > > | From: Val Kulkov via talk <talk@gtalug.org> > > | While seemingly promoting adoption of IPv6 Google refuses to implement > | DHCPv6 in Android OS. See this article: > | > https://www.techrepublic.com/article/androids-lack-of-dhcpv6-support-frustrates-enterprise-network-admins/ > > What's wrong with the recommendations of RFC 7934? > > I ask in naively since all I've done is quickly read it.
RFC 7934 recommends "best practices", which include assignment of multiple IPv6 addresses to a host. This includes both stateless and stateful IPv6 addresses. In other words, RFC 7934 does not prohibit stateful IPv6 addresses. The point here is that Google's Android does not support stateful IPv6 addresses. If your network environment requires stateful IPv6 addresses and you have an Android device, you are SOL. There are use cases where stateful IPv6 may be useful or even necessary, but IMO this is a topic for another discussion. At present, network admins who need to support Android devices on their IPv6-enabled networks are stuck with SLAAC. --- Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk
