Chapter 5: DHCPv6	DHCPv6 Configuration 156

Setting up DHCPv6 Client

Configure DHCPv6 client if you want the Vyatta system to acquire an IPv6 address and/or parameters from a DHCPv6 Server. Further information on configuring a DHCPv6 client can be found in the Ethernet Interfaces chapter of the Vyatta LAN Interfaces Reference Guide.

To configure a DHCPv6 client, perform the following steps in configuration mode:

Example 5 5 Setting up a DHCPv6 client on an Ethernet interface

Step	Command
Enable DHCPv6 client on	vyatta@R1# set interface ethernet eth0 address dhcpv6
interface eth0.
Commit the change	vyatta@R1# commit
Show the configuration.	vyatta@R1# show interface ethernet eth0
	address dhcpv6
	hw id b6:cc:6a:95:22:b2

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