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Android (lack of) support for DHCPv6



Most APs don't support bridging, not enough addresses in the protocol
(without enabling WDS or whatever modern versions of that are).

On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 9:14 PM, Chris Adams <cma at cmadams.net> wrote:

> Once upon a time, Valdis.Kletnieks at vt.edu <Valdis.Kletnieks at vt.edu> said:
> > On Wed, 10 Jun 2015 12:59:47 +1000, Karl Auer said:
> > > Hope the question doesn't make me look like an idiot, but why does
> using
> > > stateful DHCPv6 mean having to go back to NAT?
> >
> > How does the device ask for a *second* DHCPv6'ed address for tethering or
> > whatever?
>
> It's called "bridging".  Let whatever is being tethered ask directly for
> its own address.
> --
> Chris Adams <cma at cmadams.net>
>