Linux IPv6: DHCP and /127 prefixes

Posted by Jeff Ferland on Server Fault See other posts from Server Fault or by Jeff Ferland
Published on 2012-12-10T22:25:55Z Indexed on 2012/12/10 23:06 UTC
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I've tried multiple pieces of DHCP client and software in attempting to setup a solution for allocating a /127 prefix to virtual machines so that each maintains its own layer 2 isolation. Because there would only be one host assigned to each network, a /64 is impractical.

While the prefix size could reasonably be somewhere in the /64-127 range, the crux of the problem has been the same regardless of the software used in configuring: the DHCP call to bring up the interface uses the address advertised by DHCPv6 and inserts two routes: the /127 given by the router advertising packets and a /64 as well.

Any thoughts on why I'm getting the additional route added across dhcp client vendors?

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