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[Bryan Quigley <bryan.quigley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This was fixed upstream some time ago, and I believe all current Ubuntu
versions have this support.

** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Fix Released

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Title:
  Provide ease-of-use on larger networks

Status in NetworkManager:
  Fix Released
Status in network-manager package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  In order to be easily deployed in networks which which to provide IPv6
  service, but require the ability to use DHCP instead of static or
  stateless automatic addressing, this functionality should be supported
  on both the client and the server.  Also, NetworkManager should be
  able to set the name and domain name of the machine when the network
  comes up, and it should "come up" earlier in the boot process and be
  tweakable later when a wired network connection is present.

  In particular:

    * ISC DHCP v4 should be included in Ubuntu 9.04.
    * NetworkManager in Ubuntu 9.04 should have support for DHCPv6.
    * NetworkManager in Ubuntu 9.04 should use the information provided by the DHCP server to set the network parameters (or to reset them, if already set).  This functionality should be on by default, but easily disabled for those who may not want it.

  Otherwise, deploying a network requires pulling upstream software
  manually on the server, and then manually configuring every client by
  pulling software not currently in the system, configuring DHCPv6 on
  the clients, and configuring the hostname/domain.  When one is
  managing a network with more than 30 nodes, this quickly becomes
  impractical.

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