Re: IPv6 default routes / NM vs. kernel autoconfig

[Pavel Simerda <psimerda redhat com>]

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jiri Popelka" <jpopelka redhat com>
> To: networkmanager-list gnome org
> Sent: Friday, August 3, 2012 11:59:45 AM
> Subject: Re: IPv6 default routes / NM vs. kernel autoconfig
> 
> On 08/02/2012 09:50 AM, Tore Anderson wrote:
> > * Stuart Gathman
> >
> >> The problem is, I don't want the auto IP, *or* the private IPs.  I
> >> just want the DHCP6 IP.  But when I select "DHCP only" in NM, it
> >> then assigns only the DHCP IP, but no route!   The behaviour I
> >> expect
> >> with DHCP only is to still assign the route from RA.
> > The «DHCP Only» IPv6 method is unfortunately fundamentally broken,
> > as
> > you've experienced. I believe that when it was implemented, it was
> > under
> > the assumption that DHCPv6 would (like DHCPv4) be able to
> > completely
> > configure the network, including setting up routes. That is not the
> > case, however. I wouldn't be surprised if the "DHCP Only" method
> > would
> > be removed or hidden/deprecated in the future. Don't use it.
> 
> I think Dan had removed it once but then added it back due to
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=612445

I hope next time the removal will be successful and workarounds for bad
local configurations will be put into separate options.

Pavel

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