From owner-freebsd-net@freebsd.org Mon Oct 7 00:53:55 2019 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF0AB1394B9 for ; Mon, 7 Oct 2019 00:53:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from woodsb02@gmail.com) Received: from mail-vk1-xa34.google.com (mail-vk1-xa34.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::a34]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128/128 bits) server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "GTS CA 1O1" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 46mhnG2kypz43nv; Mon, 7 Oct 2019 00:53:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from woodsb02@gmail.com) Received: by mail-vk1-xa34.google.com with SMTP id p189so2591592vkf.10; Sun, 06 Oct 2019 17:53:54 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=8fM2e00kNzgR0f6RPOKcERz3hDwlB0g3KEX42vVR+g4=; b=AE9lmofxfcvV5TLIxoeolcDwgp/O3Hs06vuZIcsYM78ME/ynbm2iT6z8zjTUJXEuGU Q5whB35ffh9EihzZ6v5+7IGRZrAVAMa6Zr0v1mA5J6bUpsOELAgMtnF7W/KIq4RLOMXj sGS5PiTEuEnTXmXiVGKOc4omllpjrseGgIzwdXd9FyRnDRel64JF+jORT3IAkNT6GEgE 8n44jXnbVCYqyu0O2YYe2NEuotnyvW5fU6urM+CDjErKihtELrBcDwyKl8i24l5sp9YH 9QGYMSzU6s4BtJkyXhyO2liLUpdtbuuuGUjbUnATdHhco8cQGTLLTbUlqux3XN0Xc/ky z65A== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=8fM2e00kNzgR0f6RPOKcERz3hDwlB0g3KEX42vVR+g4=; b=qkstWC+4xHeDuD0fNnIGL+15C3h6RX4M2KvOFZHVjx0ABbYESXTgWRrNhtWBow+IoR E5PtzLXGkZ9tOmnGwlTLOgERLxVWQs8VnXpCmxzsDp74d2QNmCMKuHCzupsYVkkpzqZS aj4apioC85rqXaZJSRJT7OC+M+ZU3cop0Q1bKMrvHWUoagG1voHkBgV8XrSGqkIK7NGE rDeLgAIMXfFByHufUwfoTkaWjo5UZx7pHe0vqi0vquVZK6P0sf8UikRtHx/70P9ZX/ZL efmEm9TF3Lzsx8sAD2/uKKPi6vZNEbX7lWMuADecZOnYR3nRn0/eL2wP9FEHrNEeCxgP anPA== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAUGcj3vwhMWiQ361InSaFpGaDKFVcOu0u18N/C73qFXbrofOR+C WtsCOHr2Mw4pQIMs+yIXl8ptak+LIPiANPIUiLDPyA== X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqwmSGm/F2ESia04NU/SwVosJw82OTh9qRg38Fli5Ck4dWkhAm8s8bX62ie0R+DoU4u9Wb6U+8tLe16tyPPo+3I= X-Received: by 2002:a1f:a841:: with SMTP id r62mr13161908vke.4.1570409632909; Sun, 06 Oct 2019 17:53:52 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <001e01d50b49$176104d0$46230e70$@gmail.com> <20190516.032012.517661495892269813.hrs@allbsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20190516.032012.517661495892269813.hrs@allbsd.org> From: Ben Woods Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2019 08:53:42 +0800 Message-ID: Subject: Re: DHCPv6 client in base To: Hiroki Sato Cc: driesm.michiels@gmail.com, freebsd-net@freebsd.org, "roy@marples.name" X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 46mhnG2kypz43nv X-Spamd-Bar: -- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=gmail.com header.s=20161025 header.b=AE9lmofx; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gmail.com; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of woodsb02@gmail.com designates 2607:f8b0:4864:20::a34 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=woodsb02@gmail.com X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-3.00 / 15.00]; TO_DN_EQ_ADDR_SOME(0.00)[]; TO_DN_SOME(0.00)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip6:2607:f8b0:4000::/36:c]; FREEMAIL_FROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[gmail.com:+]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[gmail.com,none]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; IP_SCORE(0.00)[ip: (-9.60), ipnet: 2607:f8b0::/32(-2.56), asn: 15169(-2.15), country: US(-0.05)]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+,1:+,2:~]; FREEMAIL_ENVFROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:2607:f8b0::/32, country:US]; DWL_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[gmail.com.dwl.dnswl.org : 127.0.5.0]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[gmail.com:s=20161025]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; RCPT_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[4]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; TAGGED_RCPT(0.00)[]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[multipart/alternative,text/plain]; IP_SCORE_FREEMAIL(0.00)[]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[4.3.a.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.2.0.0.4.6.8.4.0.b.8.f.7.0.6.2.list.dnswl.org : 127.0.5.0]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; FREEMAIL_CC(0.00)[gmail.com]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.29 X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2019 00:53:56 -0000 On Thu, 16 May 2019 at 2:25 am, Hiroki Sato wrote: > wrote > in <001e01d50b49$176104d0$46230e70$@gmail.com>: > > dr> Has anyone ever thought or considered integrating an IPv6 DHCP client > in > dr> base? > > I have a plan to import wide-dhcp6 into the base system because it is > simple enough. > > dr> net/dhcp6 isn't really maintained anymore from the KAME days it works > for > dr> basic functionality but fails when a more complex config is required. > > More specifics about the complex configuration? > > -- Hiroki I would like to discuss whether dhcpcd is a better option to import into FreeBSD base, rather than wide-dhcp6. dhcpcd has the following benefits that I can see: - Actively maintained [1] (wide-dhcp6 seems to be stale for 11 years?) - Used in NetBSD and DragonflyBSD (code sharing amongst the BSDs will facilitate collective progress and lesson sharing). Roy, the upstream maintainer, has committer on both NetBSD and DragonFlyBSD. - more feature rich [2] [1] https://roy.marples.name/projects/dhcpcd/history [2] https://roy.marples.name/projects/dhcpcd/features hrs - what are your thoughts? Regards, Ben -- -- From: Benjamin Woods woodsb02@gmail.com