DHCPv6-PD -> Lack of route injection in RFC

Nick Hilliard nick at foobar.org
Fri Sep 22 15:37:13 UTC 2017


Steve Teusch wrote:
> I am running into venders that do not support injection of a
> delegated route when operating as a DHCPv6 relay (or server for that
> matter).  Brocade supports this, but I am not finding this as part of
> any of the RFC's.  This is to deliver home ISP service, so it is very
> important or return packets won't go to the client unless the route
> is manually added as a routing protocol is not an option.  There
> should be a MUST activity for this somewhere.
> 
> Anyone know what gives?

This is being blocked by a number of parties at the IETF because of
religious systemic antipathy towards DHCPv6.

Nick



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