Select a server and request configuration
01A typical DHCPv6 allocation uses Solicit, Advertise, Request, and Reply.
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A Reply returns the selected configuration.
A Reply returns the selected configuration.
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DHCPv6 is a separate protocol from DHCPv4 and does not obtain the default router in the same way.
- DHCPv6 is a separate protocol from DHCPv4 and does not obtain the default router in the same way.
- Rapid Commit is a negotiated alternative, not an assumption that every exchange has four messages.
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