Stateless Assignment of IPv6 Addresses - Cisco Exam 200-125

Stateless Assignment of IPv6 Addresses

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Which technology supports the stateless assignment of IPv6 addresses? (Choose two)

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A. B. C. D.

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The correct answers are B. DHCPv6 and D. autoconfiguration.

IPv6 is the latest version of the Internet Protocol (IP) and is designed to address the limitations of IPv4, which is currently in use. One of the key advantages of IPv6 is the availability of a large address space, allowing for the creation of a vast number of unique addresses. IPv6 addresses can be assigned to devices using various methods, including stateless autoconfiguration and DHCPv6.

Stateless autoconfiguration is a mechanism for configuring IPv6 addresses automatically without the use of a server. Devices can use the prefix of a neighboring router's IPv6 address to generate their own unique addresses. This process is stateless because there is no server involved in the assignment of IPv6 addresses.

DHCPv6, on the other hand, is a protocol used for assigning IPv6 addresses to devices. It is an extension of the DHCP protocol used in IPv4 networks. DHCPv6 allows for the stateful assignment of IPv6 addresses, meaning that the server keeps track of the addresses it has assigned and provides configuration information to the devices.

In contrast, DHCP (answer C) is used for IPv4 networks and does not support the stateless assignment of IPv6 addresses. DNS (answer A) is a protocol used for resolving domain names to IP addresses and does not play a role in the assignment of IPv6 addresses.

In summary, the two technologies that support the stateless assignment of IPv6 addresses are DHCPv6 and autoconfiguration.