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Glossary: TCP/IP in Depth, Part 1

DHCPv6

The IPv6 version of DHCP. If a router advertisement has the `managed` flag set, hosts get their address from a DHCPv6 server instead of using SLAAC.

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Related terms

SLAAC (stateless address autoconfiguration)router advertisementDHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)