| [IPv6] Question regarding expiration of /64 leases When we are leased a /64 prefix, how long does the lease last? Will there ever be a time where our prefix expires similar to an expiration of a leased IPv4 address? |
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 tshirtPremium,MVM
join:2004-07-11
Snohomish, WA
kudos:3 | It is expected that IPv6 dynamics will be "sticky" similar to how current IPv4's are handled.
There is another thread here with posts on this in the last day or two, with a link to the offical CC statement on this. |
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 whfsdudePremium
join:2003-04-05
Washington, DC
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said by Clever_Proxy:When we are leased a /64 prefix, how long does the lease last? Will there ever be a time where our prefix expires similar to an expiration of a leased IPv4 address?
I haven't looked at the lease time but it should stay awhile as long as the DUID isn't changed.
Changing the DUID, triggers a new prefix. |
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whfsdudePremium
join:2003-04-05
Washington, DC | reply to Clever_Proxy
I should also mention you can always announce a ULA for devices like printers. Most stacks should prefer the the global address but so announcing a second ULA prefix shouldn't be a problem. |
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1 edit | Wouldn't that still cause problems for devices that require internet connectivity?
Example scenario:
For whatever reason, your leased prefix expires. Your router pulls a new prefix, but majority of your devices on your network are still addressed with the old prefix. So now you're in a situation where all of the devices on your network need to be told to pull new addresses from the router which will be publishing the new prefix if prefix delegation is set up correctly. Manual intervention would be required to get majority of devices to pull new addresses in the new prefix.
To me, it sounds like there would be pretty big problems if something like this were to happen on a large network. |
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tshirtPremium,MVM
join:2004-07-11
Snohomish, WA
kudos:3 | yes, that's why static addressing would be prefered in the long run. |
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said by Clever_Proxy:For whatever reason, your leased prefix expires. Your router pulls a new prefix, but majority of your devices on your network are still addressed with the old prefix. It is possible to actively retract prefixes by announcing them with zero lifetimes. Whether your local advertisement daemon is smart enough to manage all of that when your assigned prefix changes would be an interesting test. |
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brad
join:2007-09-06
Etobicoke, ON | said by dslcreature:Whether your local advertisement daemon is smart enough to manage all of that when your assigned prefix changes would be an interesting test.
It would be to check to see if the RA implementation is buggy or not. |
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What about for routers that don't have an IPv6 DHCP server built in, or an option to turn Router Advertisements on or off? |
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whfsdudePremium
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| said by Mike Wolf:What about for routers that don't have an IPv6 DHCP server built in, or an option to turn Router Advertisements on or off? Doesn't matter if you're using DHCPv6 or SLAAC, you still need router advertisements. |
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| and how does one know if their equipment supports it? |
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whfsdudePremium
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| said by Mike Wolf:and how does one know if their equipment supports it?
If it doesn't you won't get an IPv6 address. RA's are pretty esential. |
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| Good point. I just find it wierd that my one HP printer gets an IPv6 address and the DNSv6 section configures yet my other HP printer also gets an IPv6 address but its DNSv6 sectoins remains unconfigured lol. |
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whfsdudePremium
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| said by Mike Wolf:Good point. I just find it wierd that my one HP printer gets an IPv6 address and the DNSv6 section configures yet my other HP printer also gets an IPv6 address but its DNSv6 sectoins remains unconfigured lol.
The printer likely doesn't support DHCPv6 and is using SLAAC. You'd have to push a DNS server with RDNSS. I doubt any consumer routers are pushing DNS via RDNSS. |
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| Dunno, the printer that is getting the DNSv6 info is a small business model, while the printer that isn't is an enterprise business model. |
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