DHCP IPv6 Protocol

This page provides information on the DHCP IPv6 Protocol detected by the Netify DPI engine.

Protocol Description

The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol version 6 (DHCPv6) is a network protocol for configuring IPv6 hosts with IP addresses.

Please see the protocol catalog page for information on other protocols detected by Netify DPI.

Protocol Details

ID
103
Full Name
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol IPv6
Abbreviation
DHCPv6
Category Tag
networking
Category
Networking
Home Page
DHCP IPv6
Introduced
Version 2.88

Best Practices

IPv6 hosts may automatically generate IP addresses internally using stateless address autoconfiguration (SLAAC), or they may be assigned configuration data with DHCPv6.

Related Protocols

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