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Why is my domain controller causing my router to send advertisements for Unique Local Addresses?

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While I still don’t know exactly why this happened (and would welcome explanations!) it seems to be fixed now. I went over the networking configuration with a fine tooth comb, and discovered to my chagrin that the default gateway had a typo in it! [dc1]: PS C:\Users\Administrator\Documents> Get-NetRoute -PolicyStore PersistentStore -AddressFamily IPv6 ifIndex DestinationPrefix NextHop … Read more

Why use DHCPv6 over Stateless Address Autoconfiguration?

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DHCPv6 provides more control to the administrator in assigning addresses. If you really want that sort of control over your IPv6 addresses, you don’t understand IPv6 yet. It also can be used to provide additional configuration parameters beyond the basic address/gateway supported through autoconfiguration. An example might be WINS servers, NTP servers, TFTP boot servers, … Read more