Re: IPv6 status on Debian for workstations / DHCP networks?
On Fri, Jul 05, 2013 at 08:43:27PM +0200, Daniel Pocock wrote:
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> On 05/07/13 20:14, Andrew Shadura wrote:
> > Hello,
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> > On Fri, 5 Jul 2013 10:12:24 -0700 Philipp Kern <pkern@debian.org>
> > wrote:
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> >>> Is there a way to configure the interfaces file to "just work"
> >>> on any network, without NetworkManager?
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> >> Nope.
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> > Not true.
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> Let me put it another way, I can see various permutations:
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> a) If the user has nothing in interfaces, then the IPv6 will just do
> SLAAC by itself anyway. If it receives an RA with M=1 it won't have
> any dhclient process running and it won't start one and so it has no
> address and no DNS.
If you have NetworkManager running, I think it will take over the
device in that case. Will NetworkManager do the right thing?
Kurt
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