From: Roy Marples <roy@marples.name>
Date: Fri, 24 May 2013 09:08:23 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Comment on why we don't solicit dhcpv6 without an RA to instruct us.
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Comment on why we don't solicit dhcpv6 without an RA to instruct us.
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diff --git a/dhcpcd.c b/dhcpcd.c
index b0f0cbfc..8d042d4f 100644
--- a/dhcpcd.c
+++ b/dhcpcd.c
@@ -426,8 +426,22 @@ start_interface(void *arg)
 		if (!(ifo->options & DHCPCD_IPV6RS)) {
 			if (ifo->options & DHCPCD_IA_FORCED)
 				nolease = dhcp6_start(ifp, 1);
-			else
-				nolease = dhcp6_find_delegates(ifp);;
+			else {
+				nolease = dhcp6_find_delegates(ifp);
+				/* Enabling the below doesn't really make
+				 * sense as there is currently no standard
+				 * to push routes via DHCPv6.
+				 * (There is an expired working draft,
+				 * maybe abandoned?)
+				 * You can also get it to work by forcing
+				 * an IA as shown above. */
+#if 0
+				/* With no RS or delegates we might
+				 * as well try and solicit a DHCPv6 address */
+				if (nolease == 0)
+					nolease = dhcp6_start(ifp, 1);
+#endif
+			}
 			if (nolease == -1)
 			        syslog(LOG_ERR,
 				    "%s: dhcp6_start: %m", ifp->name);