1) DHCPv6 makes use of the following multicast addresses:
a) All_DHCP_Relay_Agents_and_Servers (FF02::1:2) A link-scoped multicast address used by a client to communicate with neighboring relay agents and servers.
b) All_DHCP_Servers (FF05::1:3) A site-scoped multicast address used by a relay agent to communicate with servers
2) Clients listen for DHCP messages on UDP port 546. Servers and relay
agents listen for DHCP messages on UDP port 547.
3) DHCP Message Types
SOLICIT (1) A client sends a Solicit message to locate
servers.
ADVERTISE (2) A server sends an Advertise message to indicate
that it is available for DHCP service, in
response to a Solicit message received from a
client.
REQUEST (3) A client sends a Request message to request
configuration parameters, including IP
addresses, from a specific server.
CONFIRM (4) 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 (5) A client sends a Renew message to the server
that originally provided the client's addresses
and configuration parameters to extend the
lifetimes on the addresses assigned to the
client and to update other configuration
parameters.
REBIND (6) A client sends a Rebind message to any
available server to extend the lifetimes on the
addresses assigned to the client and to update
other configuration parameters; this message is
sent after a client receives no response to a
Renew message.
REPLY (7) A server sends a Reply message containing
assigned addresses and configuration parameters
in response to a Solicit, Request, Renew,
Rebind message received from a client. A
server sends a Reply message containing
configuration parameters in response to an
Information-request message. A server sends a
Reply message in response to a Confirm message
confirming or denying that the addresses
assigned to the client are appropriate to the
link to which the client is connected. A
server sends a Reply message to acknowledge
receipt of a Release or Decline message.
RELEASE (8) A client sends a Release message to the server
that assigned addresses to the client to
indicate that the client will no longer use one
or more of the assigned addresses.
DECLINE (9) A client sends a Decline message to a server to
indicate that the client has determined that
one or more addresses assigned by the server
are already in use on the link to which the
client is connected.
RECONFIGURE (10) A server sends a Reconfigure message to a
client to inform the client that the server has
new or updated configuration parameters, and
that the client is to initiate a Renew/Reply
or Information-request/Reply transaction with
the server in order to receive the updated
information.
INFORMATION-REQUEST (11) A client sends an Information-request
message to a server to request configuration
parameters without the assignment of any IP
addresses to the client.
RELAY-FORW (12) A relay agent sends a Relay-forward message
to relay messages to servers, either directly
or through another relay agent. The received
message, either a client message or a
Relay-forward message from another relay
agent, is encapsulated in an option in the
Relay-forward message.
RELAY-REPL (13) A server sends a Relay-reply message to a relay
agent containing a message that the relay
agent delivers to a client. The Relay-reply
message may be relayed by other relay agents
for delivery to the destination relay agent.
The server encapsulates the client message as
an option in the Relay-reply message, which the
relay agent extracts and relays to the client.
a) All_DHCP_Relay_Agents_and_Servers (FF02::1:2) A link-scoped multicast address used by a client to communicate with neighboring relay agents and servers.
b) All_DHCP_Servers (FF05::1:3) A site-scoped multicast address used by a relay agent to communicate with servers
2) Clients listen for DHCP messages on UDP port 546. Servers and relay
agents listen for DHCP messages on UDP port 547.
3) DHCP Message Types
SOLICIT (1) A client sends a Solicit message to locate
servers.
ADVERTISE (2) A server sends an Advertise message to indicate
that it is available for DHCP service, in
response to a Solicit message received from a
client.
REQUEST (3) A client sends a Request message to request
configuration parameters, including IP
addresses, from a specific server.
CONFIRM (4) 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 (5) A client sends a Renew message to the server
that originally provided the client's addresses
and configuration parameters to extend the
lifetimes on the addresses assigned to the
client and to update other configuration
parameters.
REBIND (6) A client sends a Rebind message to any
available server to extend the lifetimes on the
addresses assigned to the client and to update
other configuration parameters; this message is
sent after a client receives no response to a
Renew message.
REPLY (7) A server sends a Reply message containing
assigned addresses and configuration parameters
in response to a Solicit, Request, Renew,
Rebind message received from a client. A
server sends a Reply message containing
configuration parameters in response to an
Information-request message. A server sends a
Reply message in response to a Confirm message
confirming or denying that the addresses
assigned to the client are appropriate to the
link to which the client is connected. A
server sends a Reply message to acknowledge
receipt of a Release or Decline message.
RELEASE (8) A client sends a Release message to the server
that assigned addresses to the client to
indicate that the client will no longer use one
or more of the assigned addresses.
DECLINE (9) A client sends a Decline message to a server to
indicate that the client has determined that
one or more addresses assigned by the server
are already in use on the link to which the
client is connected.
RECONFIGURE (10) A server sends a Reconfigure message to a
client to inform the client that the server has
new or updated configuration parameters, and
that the client is to initiate a Renew/Reply
or Information-request/Reply transaction with
the server in order to receive the updated
information.
INFORMATION-REQUEST (11) A client sends an Information-request
message to a server to request configuration
parameters without the assignment of any IP
addresses to the client.
RELAY-FORW (12) A relay agent sends a Relay-forward message
to relay messages to servers, either directly
or through another relay agent. The received
message, either a client message or a
Relay-forward message from another relay
agent, is encapsulated in an option in the
Relay-forward message.
RELAY-REPL (13) A server sends a Relay-reply message to a relay
agent containing a message that the relay
agent delivers to a client. The Relay-reply
message may be relayed by other relay agents
for delivery to the destination relay agent.
The server encapsulates the client message as
an option in the Relay-reply message, which the
relay agent extracts and relays to the client.
