NetworkManager does not provide a ready way to accept Router Advertisements when using DHCPv6
Issue
- Would like to use DHCPv6 and accept Router Advertisements when using NetworkManager.
- Setting the
ipv6.method
of a NetworkManager (NM) connection todhcp
causes NM to turn off the kernel sysctlnet.ipv6.conf.<interface>.accept_ra
so the host ignores IPv6 Router Advertisements (RAs) and then never configures a default route.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- NetworkManager
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