IPv6 client requests on the WAN interface

Started by Jeffrey, August 27, 2022, 03:46:15 AM

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I have IPv6 turned off on the WAN interface with the IPv6 Configuration Type is set to "None" however I see that every second I have the router sending out dhcpv6 requests, why?

21:40:24.255657 IP6 fe80::20e:b6ff:feb0:6dc2.dhcpv6-client > ff02::1:2.dhcpv6-server: dhcp6 request
21:40:24.335396 IP6 fe80::20e:b6ff:feb0:6dc2.dhcpv6-client > ff02::1:2.dhcpv6-server: dhcp6 solicit
21:40:25.345685 IP6 fe80::20e:b6ff:feb0:6dc2.dhcpv6-client > ff02::1:2.dhcpv6-server: dhcp6 request
21:40:25.615473 IP6 fe80::20e:b6ff:feb0:6dc2.dhcpv6-client > ff02::1:2.dhcpv6-server: dhcp6 solicit
21:40:26.625721 IP6 fe80::20e:b6ff:feb0:6dc2.dhcpv6-client > ff02::1:2.dhcpv6-server: dhcp6 request
21:40:26.995474 IP6 fe80::20e:b6ff:feb0:6dc2.dhcpv6-client > ff02::1:2.dhcpv6-server: dhcp6 solicit
21:40:28.005709 IP6 fe80::20e:b6ff:feb0:6dc2.dhcpv6-client > ff02::1:2.dhcpv6-server: dhcp6 request
21:40:28.625461 IP6 fe80::20e:b6ff:feb0:6dc2.dhcpv6-client > ff02::1:2.dhcpv6-server: dhcp6 solicit


Current version is OPNsense 22.7.2-amd64 and there currently no updates available.

Thanks, Jeff