Anton Aylward wrote:
BTW, in IPv6, DHCP is generally used for stuff other than getting an address. It can be used for pointing to DNS and other servers.
Isn't that the case for IPV4 as well?
It seems so on my systems.
On IPv4, the main function of DHCP is to get a host address, though it also provides other stuff. On IPv6, there's generally no need for the host address function, as there are two other methods of automatically assigning the address. The first one is based on the MAC address, but some people consider that a privacy issue, so now random 64 bit numbers are also used. Also, on IPv6, DHCP is not used to provide a router address. That's done by router advertisements where the router announces itself and provides the network prefix. which is combined with the MAC address or random number to create the host address. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org