[already in] DHCPv6 client prefix length prefererence

Comcast’s native IPv6 deployment by default sends DHCPv6 prefix delegations of /64 (which is too small!), but their routers are configured to issue up to a /60 when the larger prefix is specified in the DHCP request.

The way this is implemented is outlined in RFC 3633, here. The relevant bit:

A requesting router may set the IPv6 prefix field to zero and a given value in the prefix-length field to indicate a preference for the size of the prefix to be delegated.

It would be great if we could get a setting within the RouterOS DHCPv6 client to set the prefix-length field in outgoing requests, to provide the ability to get the larger prefix from ISPs who implement prefix delegation in this way.

Thanks!

This was added in 6.5. The option is prefix-hint for the /ipv6 dhcp-client option. It is command line only at this point.

/ipv6 dhcp-client
add add-default-route=yes interface=external pool-name=ipv6_pool prefix-hint=::/60

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Oh, nice! I had checked the release notes but it doesn’t look like it’s in there - that’s the kind of sneaky feature add that I absolutely approve of. Thanks for the info!