dhcpcd-discuss

On 16/03/2020 13:36, Roy Marples wrote:
> Hi Dusan
>
> On 16/03/2020 12:47, Mudric, Dusan (Dusan) wrote:
> > What does DHCPv6 server do when the phone detects the assigned address is 
> > duplicated?
> >
> >   * If the address is statically assigned, is the server going to send the same
> >     address, which cannot be used since it is duplicated?
> >   * If the address is from a pool, is the server going to send a new address?
> >   * Any other option?
>
> There has been this long standing comment at the top of dhcp6.c
>
> https://roy.marples.name/cgit/dhcpcd.git/tree/src/dhcp6.c#n29
> /* TODO: We should decline dupliate addresses detected */
>
> Basically, DHCPv6 is made complicated by having many addresses and I've never 
> gotten around to actually trying to decline some of the addresses.

Well, I've finally gotten around to fixing it.
Tested against WIDE dhcp6 server on NetBSD and comitted here:
https://roy.marples.name/cgit/dhcpcd.git/commit/?id=9c817dc5a5567ca735a713a76f5b62f8bb954ea9

AFAIK dhcpcd is the only open source DHCPv6 client that now does this :)

Roy