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RFC 3736: Stateless Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Service for IPv6

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 8415.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 9915 — Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6)

In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC

Stateless Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol service for IPv6 (DHCPv6) is used by nodes to obtain configuration information, such as the addresses of DNS recursive name servers, that does not require the maintenance of any dynamic state for individual clients. A node that uses stateless DHCP must have obtained its IPv6 addresses through some other mechanism, typically stateless address autoconfiguration. This document explains which parts of RFC 3315 must be implemented in each of the different kinds of DHCP agents so that agent can support stateless DHCP. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID
RFC3736
Published
April 2004
Authors
R. Droms
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
int
Pages
9
Also known as
—
Obsoleted by:
RFC 8415

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Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 9 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 3315 (2003)
  2. RFC 3633 (2003)
  3. RFC 3736 (2004)
  4. RFC 4242 (2005)
  5. RFC 7083 (2013)
  6. RFC 7283 (2014)
  7. RFC 7550 (2015)
  8. RFC 8415 (2018)
  9. RFC 9915 (2026) ✓

Read the full history of Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6) →

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