Re: Debian Trixie install SLAAC

Pascal Hambourg <[email protected]> Sat, 23 May 2026 22:04:07 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.linux.debian.devel.ipv6
Organization Plouf !
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 23/05/2026 at 21:05, Marco Moock wrote:
> Am 23.05.26 um 20:12 schrieb Pascal Hambourg:
>>
>> I have to admit it was never clear to me what the "managed" flag 
>> exactly means. Does it mean that any other information from the RA 
>> should be ignored ?
> 
> No. The O (other) flag means that a device should use DHCPv6 to gather 
> other info via DHCPv6 (not a non-temporary address, so DNS, NTP, 
> hostname etc.). The M-flag means it should gather an address via DHCP 
> and other info (if M is set, O is don't care).
> 
> It does not change the behavior of the RA itself, so if a prefix is 
> announced with the A flag, the client should generate an address using 
> it, if RDNSS option is used in the RA, it should use it, all together 
> with DHCPv6 info if the M/O flags are set.

This sounds contradictory and makes me more confused.
Are you saying that all information in the RA, including prefix and 
RDNSS, should be used regardless of the M and O flags ?