07-09-2013 04:41 AM
Hi All,.
Is DHCP (Server) is supported for IPv6 address?
Regards,
Gururaj
07-09-2013 07:35 AM
Its not supported. You can find the list of IPV6 features supported, that are supported on this link:
https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/docs/DOC-2383
You could however configure the PANFW as a DHCPv6 server, but you can also leverage the SLAAC IP addressing scheme on IPV6, which doesnt necessitate the use of DHCPv6 server, and can auto configure its IP address. See below explanation for SLAAC. Got it from wikipedia
See also: IPv6 address
IPv6 hosts can configure themselves automatically when connected to an IPv6 network using the Neighbor Discovery Protocol via Internet Control Message Protocol version 6 (ICMPv6) router discovery messages. When first connected to a network, a host sends a link-local router solicitation multicast request for its configuration parameters; routers respond to such a request with a router advertisement packet that contains Internet Layer configuration parameters.[16]
If IPv6 stateless address autoconfiguration is unsuitable for an application, a network may use stateful configuration with the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol version 6 (DHCPv6) or hosts may be configured manually using static methods.
Routers present a special case of requirements for address configuration, as they often are sources of autoconfiguration information, such as router and prefix advertisements. Stateless configuration of routers can be achieved with a special router renumbering protocol.[21]
07-09-2013 07:18 AM
Hi Gururaj,
Its not supported as of yet. You may wanna request a feature request for it. but let me continue digging to see if we have a way around it.
BR,
Karthik
07-09-2013 07:35 AM
Its not supported. You can find the list of IPV6 features supported, that are supported on this link:
https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/docs/DOC-2383
You could however configure the PANFW as a DHCPv6 server, but you can also leverage the SLAAC IP addressing scheme on IPV6, which doesnt necessitate the use of DHCPv6 server, and can auto configure its IP address. See below explanation for SLAAC. Got it from wikipedia
See also: IPv6 address
IPv6 hosts can configure themselves automatically when connected to an IPv6 network using the Neighbor Discovery Protocol via Internet Control Message Protocol version 6 (ICMPv6) router discovery messages. When first connected to a network, a host sends a link-local router solicitation multicast request for its configuration parameters; routers respond to such a request with a router advertisement packet that contains Internet Layer configuration parameters.[16]
If IPv6 stateless address autoconfiguration is unsuitable for an application, a network may use stateful configuration with the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol version 6 (DHCPv6) or hosts may be configured manually using static methods.
Routers present a special case of requirements for address configuration, as they often are sources of autoconfiguration information, such as router and prefix advertisements. Stateless configuration of routers can be achieved with a special router renumbering protocol.[21]
11-02-2023 11:39 PM
Hi all,
Is there any update on IPv6 DHCP Server on Palo Alto...
I cant find any Doc. regarding IPv6 DHCP Server configuration on Palo Alto Sites.
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