Re: MVP for a DHCP server

On Mon, 14 Jul 2025 18:17:44 +0200
Edgar Fuß <[email protected]> wrote:

> > Why do you need to wire hosts to fixed IP addresses?  
> Because I have DNS entries for them, SSH keys in known_hosts, packetfilter
> entries, proxy entries on servers delegating to some of them etc. etc. etc.
> 
> > This is an important question because there is no equivalent for DHCPv6 as
> > DHCPv6 does not carry a hardware address option.  
> Who on earth needs DHCPv6?
> On v6, I know the IP address as soon as I know the prefix since I know the
> MAC.

Anyone who cares about privacy to prevent tracking by MAC addr.

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WBR, @nuclight