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Bug #4436

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dhcp6c requests prefix delegation when no tracking interfaces are configured

Added by Paul K almost 10 years ago. Updated over 9 years ago.

Status:
Resolved
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
Chris Buechler
Category:
DHCP (IPv6)
Target version:
2.2.1
Start date:
02/16/2015
Due date:
% Done:

100%

Estimated time:
Plus Target Version:
Release Notes:
Affected Version:
2.2
Affected Architecture:

Description

When interface with DHCPv6 has 'DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation size' set and no interfaces are setup to track it, pfSense generates dhcp6c config file as follows:

interface em0 {
        send ia-pd 0;   # request prefix delegation
        request domain-name-servers;
        request domain-name;
        script "/var/etc/dhcp6c_wan_script.sh"; # we'd like some nameservers please
};
id-assoc pd 0 {
};

This makes dhcp6c send out request to the server requesting prefix delegation without actually having a need for it.

It does not really cause any real issues that I know of, but it does create unnecessary distraction when troubleshooting things.

Config file for this scenario should look like this:

interface em0 {
        request domain-name-servers;
        request domain-name;
        script "/var/etc/dhcp6c_wan_script.sh"; # we'd like some nameservers please
};
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 #1

Updated by Paul K almost 10 years ago

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 #2

Updated by Chris Buechler almost 10 years ago

  • Status changed from New to Confirmed
  • Assignee set to Chris Buechler
  • Priority changed from Low to Normal
  • Target version set to 2.2.1

this can be worse than it might seem at a glance, as if you don't get a PD assignment, it'll keep retrying over and over and over. makes for messy logs at a minimum.

Thanks for the pull request, I'll review and get that merged.

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 #3

Updated by Renato Botelho over 9 years ago

  • Status changed from Confirmed to Feedback
  • % Done changed from 0 to 100

Merged

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 #4

Updated by Paul K over 9 years ago

Tested on v2.2 branch. Config file is generated correctly now.

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 #5

Updated by Chris Buechler over 9 years ago

  • Status changed from Feedback to Resolved

thanks for the confirmation, Paul. I confirmed as well, fixed.

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 #6

Updated by Michael Sh. over 9 years ago

But it broke the work of native DHCPv6. Unable to query ia-pd without using the advanced configuration. In the advanced configuration can not enter "0" in the "id-assoc na ID" and "id-assoc pd ID"

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 #7

Updated by Paul K over 9 years ago

I tested this again today and it is working fine for me.

Michael, can you be a bit more specific about your setup. Did your setup work fine, you did git sync and it stopped working? By "native DHCPv6" I assume you mean non-advanced options that are displayed by default. This change did not affect advanced options in any way. Once you specify advanced options it overrides whatever was configured in non-advanced options. The fact that "id-assoc na ID" does not accept 0 is probably caused by empty() function used to validate input. You might want to report that as a separate issue.

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 #8

Updated by Michael Sh. over 9 years ago

IPv6 type DHCP6. I hope to get

interface em0 {
send ia-na 1;
send ia-pd 1;
request domain-name-servers;
script "/var/etc/dhcp6c_wan_script.sh";
};
id-assoc na 1 { };
id-assoc pd 1 { };

as it was before. The current logic in php does not allow it in non-advanced options.
And yet it would be nice to add a field to explicitly specify DUID. It was there, but has not been completed yet.
As to the "0" - did not find it worthy of a separate ticket.

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 #9

Updated by Michael Sh. over 9 years ago

Comments for understanding: I do not have "track" interfaces.

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 #10

Updated by Paul K over 9 years ago

Michael, in your example you are requesting prefix-delegation from DHCP6 server, but it does not get used anywhere, because you do not have track interfaces. It simply gets discarded by dhcp6c. So the question is what are you trying to accomplish here. Why even request PD if it does not get used? Thanks

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Updated by Michael Sh. over 9 years ago

The prefix is reserved for me. I have to ask for delegation. Other interfaces are configured statically. Firstly, I manage the distribution of address. Secondly, I do not want to lose internal IPv6 in case of problems with the delegation.

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 #12

Updated by Chris Buechler over 9 years ago

Michael's mentioned situation is potential fallout from this, but a rare situation. The vast majority of situations are better-managed now, and there's a workaround for the odd case of requesting PD but not using track interface.

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 #13

Updated by Michael Sh. over 9 years ago

I do not understand why so complicate things and make the logic is not transparent and inflexible. Simply put a few checkboxes for standard queries (NA, PD, DNS, etc.), field DUID (not to torment yourself and ISP, each time you change hardware or reinstall software). But the field "DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation size" is present, I do not know why, because its value is returned to the request PD.
In my situation, I had to watch php to understand why change the settings do not affect the result.

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