Why can't Red Hat Enterprise Linux get an IPv6 address from a Windows DHCP server?

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Issue

Systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 may not get an IPv6 address assigned to them by a DHCPv6 server running under Microsoft Windows 2008 Server.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • dhcpv6-client

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