FreeBSD As a DHCPv6 server

Polytropon freebsd at edvax.de
Tue Oct 13 19:05:41 UTC 2020


On Tue, 13 Oct 2020 23:07:42 +0530, hrkesh sahu wrote:
> I want to enable and run FreeBSD v9.1   as  a DHCPv6 server .

Why do you intend to run an outdated or unsupported version
of FreeBSD? Is there a good reason for this? If not, consider
using the latest RELEASE version for your preferred platform.



> Could you please suggest and guide me the steps required to enable DHCPv6
> server for FreeBSD?

Maybe the following resources are helpful to you:

https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/network-ipv6.html

https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/network-dhcp.html

Also see "man 5 dhcpd.conf" for configuration details,
especially the EXAMPLES section regarding IPv6, or here:

https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=dhcpd.conf&sektion=5&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+9.0-RELEASE+and+Ports

Or those articles:

https://subatomicsolutions.org/8-freebsd/17-ipv4-ipv6-isc-dhcp-server-on-a-dual-stack-network

https://subatomicsolutions.org/8-freebsd/13-ipv4-ipv6-client-addresses-via-dhcp

https://mmacleod.ca/2011/08/ipv6-part-8-configuring-dns-and-dhcpv6-on-an-ipv6-network/



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