Re: dhcpcd response to invalid ipv6 address in offer
Shahid Mahmood
Thu Jul 21 14:25:22 2016
so e.g if server sends us FF00::/8 or FEC0::/10 or FF00::/8, what does
dhcpcd will do with it?
On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 6:51 PM, Roy Marples <roy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 19/07/2016 15:44, Shahid Mahmood wrote:
> > Just wanted to know the response/behavior of dhcpcd when a dhcpv6 server
> > attempts to assign an invalid ipv6 address.
>
> What is an invalid IPv6 address?
> http://ipv6.com/articles/general/IPv6-Addressing.htm
>
> I don't see any way of validating an address, we have to accept all bits
> verbatim.
>
> Roy
>
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