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Re: IPv6 status on Debian for workstations / DHCP networks?



On Fri, Jul 05, 2013 at 03:29:33PM +0200, Daniel Pocock wrote:
> One issue I've observed on older machines that have been upgraded is
> that the IPv6 setting in NetworkManager is sometimes set to "Ignored"
> while on fresh installs it is in "Automatic" mode - so people who have
> upgraded need to go in and change that or they won't experience dual stack.

Iff you use DHCPv6 for address assignment and no SLAAC at all. Otherwise the
kernel will accept prefixes on the interface and network-manager will just
ignore that fact. 

Kind regards
Philipp Kern


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