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Android and DHCPv6 again

Subject: Android and DHCPv6 again
From: A.L.M.Buxey at lboro.ac.uk (A.L.M.Buxey at lboro.ac.uk)
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 14:57:35 +0000
In-reply-to: <CALFTrnNT+jkXOBU4fwOWaCNkYxT3gN2ZqCHxJEcjrEyn2Q9Ddg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAPkb-7DF4kb1Kr6-JMnJZaqgSdyqLDu1wXNM-Oh1Xb1kg8HVYQ@mail.gmail.com> <CALFTrnNT+jkXOBU4fwOWaCNkYxT3gN2ZqCHxJEcjrEyn2Q9Ddg@mail.gmail.com>

Hi,
> Android does not have a complete IPv6 implementation and should not be IPv6
> enabled.  Please do your part and complain to Google that Android does not
> support DHCPv6 for address assignment.

no different to other devices historically.... it can get IPv6 connectivity via
SLAAC and then rely on DHCP (v4!) for getting IPv4 DNS servers to which it can send
AAAA records. 

very much like OSX used to be.....

alan

References:
- Android and DHCPv6 again
  - From: baldur.norddahl at gmail.com (Baldur Norddahl)
- Android and DHCPv6 again
  - From: rps at maine.edu (Ray Soucy)

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