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DHCPv6 Autoconfiguration Explained.

What Is DHCPv6  Autoconfiguration? DHCPv6 is a network protocol that works pretty much the same as DHCP in IPv4. It is used to assign IP addresses and prefixes to IPv6 hosts on a network. This is also known as a stateful autoconfiguration. How DHCPv6 Works. DHCPv6 works in two ways; Stateful and Stateless Address Autoconfiguration (SLAAC). Stateless Address Autoconfiguration (SLAAC) SLACC requires no… Read More »