Kea DHCP IPv6?

[daygle]

No. The idea is:

* DNSmasq DHCP becomes the default DHCP
* ISC DHCP moves to plugins
* Kea DHCP will gain DHCPv6 eventually

The mere fact that Kea is the only maintained effort for HA features will make it stick to the core, but honestly we do not like to see it become the default.


Cheers,
Franco

Am I correct in assuming that DNSmasq only supports IPv4? I am currently using a mix of KEA for IPv4 and ISC DHCPv6.

I guess what I am trying to understand is what will the default for DHCPv6 be? KEA or DNSmasq?

[franco]

https://kasiviswanathanblog.wordpress.com/2017/06/04/dnsmasq-a-simple-dhcpv6-server-for-embedded-devices/

FWIW, Dnsmasq rework moves further into 2025 territory. Just too much other priorities at the moment.


Cheers,
Franco

[daygle]

https://kasiviswanathanblog.wordpress.com/2017/06/04/dnsmasq-a-simple-dhcpv6-server-for-embedded-devices/

FWIW, Dnsmasq rework moves further into 2025 territory. Just too much other priorities at the moment.


Cheers,
Franco

Thanks @franco.

So given the findings would you suggest reverting back to ISC DHCPv4 and ISC DHCPv6 until further changes are made in 2025?

[franco]

Yes, sure.


Cheers,
Franco

[Tronde]

Hi Franco,

Can you give us an update on the current status of the plans for the KEA DHCPv6 implementation?

Thanks in advance,
Joerg

[franco]

No plans. Dnsmasq will get DHCPv4/v6 support this year for sure.

[Ramalama]

After working on another Projects with Kea, i do agree with franco.
Most features that are mandatory are paid features, a lot is not supported and the raw and the udp socket is pure crap on linux.
The one doesnt work with vlans the other works with vlans but has issues with dhcp forwarders from the switch.
We got it working with rewriting dhcp packetheaders on our Core-Switches.

However its a shitmess with Kea, isc-dhcp worked absolutely perfect in every constellation, dhcp registration worked flawlessly and it was super easy to add dhcp options.

On Kea even dhcp registration in combination with powerdns is a mess, it works 99% but sometimes clients doesnt get registred or removed.

However we had no choice.
The ONLY nice feature of Kea is actually HA, nothing else.

Kea writes a lot of "Performance" on their Pages, but the real Performance of Kea is the worst ive seen. Even isc-dhcp is delivering clients an ip-address faster.
And dnsmasq is compared to Kea, lightspeed.

The Development of Kea is utterly slow either, nothing changes, no new features, its even impossible so search for leases with wildcards etc in stork.
Basically you have to know the exact ip or mac-address to search though leases. You cant even list all leases.
So its completely senseless.

The paid plugins are horribly expensive either and without them kea is almost useless tbh.

However, the only nice feature is HA, otherwise Kea is basically crap in my opinion that we are forced to use for the moment.

Cheers