On 5/12/05, Peter Samuelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [Adam M.] > > Description : a stateful address autoconfiguration protocol for IPv6 > > DHCPv6 is a stateful address autoconfiguration protocol for IPv6, a > > counterpart to IPv6 stateless address autoconfiguration protocol. > > Please specify whether your package provides a client, a server, or > both. If it's only a client, or only a server, you should probably > rename the package accordingly (see the DHCPv4-related packages).
This was meant as a ITP: <source package here> One binary will include the client, and another the server > It wouldn't hurt to mention that the stateless server is the Debian > package 'radvd' and doesn't require specific client software other than > iproute or whatever. Yes, radvd is the stateless server and the kernel has the "client" for auto-self-configuration. > > It can either be used independently or it can coexist with its > > counterpart protocol. This protocol uses client/server mode of > > operation but can also provide support through a Relay Agent. > > Is the Relay Agent provided by this package as well, or by a separate > Debian package, or does Debian not have one at all? I don't think there is one. The sources do have a dhcp6relay.c, but that is not compiled. The relay agent is in the TODO list. I guess the Relay Agent should have been lowercase! - Adam