Installing and Configuring DHCPv6 2

Overview
DHCPv6 2.001 Features
Chapter 16
Message Types
Table 1-1 describes the messages exchanged between the client and the
server through a relay.
Table 1-1 Message Types in DHCPv6 2.001
Message Type Description
SOLICIT A client uses this message to locate
servers.
ADVERTISE A server uses this message to respond to
SOLICIT messages.
REQUEST A client uses this message to request
addresses and configuration parameters
from servers.
CONFIRM A client sends a CONFIRM message to any
available server to determine whether
the addresses it was assigned are still
appropriate to the link to which the
client is connected.
RENEW A client uses this message to renew
addresses from the server when the lease
on an identify association (IA) is about to
expire.
REBIND A client uses this message to renew
addresses from all available DHCPv6
2.001 servers when the lease on an IA is
about to expire.