RFC 5006 · EXPERIMENTAL · 2007
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
IPv6 Router Advertisement Option for DNS Configuration
Overview
RFC 5006, “IPv6 Router Advertisement Option for DNS Configuration”, is an Experimental document published in September 2007 by J. Jeong, S. Park, L. Beloeil, S. Madanapalli. It has been obsoleted by RFC 6106 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document specifies a new IPv6 Router Advertisement option to allow IPv6 routers to advertise DNS recursive server addresses to IPv6 hosts. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
What “Experimental” means
Describes a specification that is part of a research or development effort, published so the community can gain experience with it.
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Relationships to other RFCs
Other RFCs from 2007
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- RFC 5007 DHCPv6 Leasequery
- RFC 5004 Avoid BGP Best Path Transitions from One External to Another
- RFC 5008 Suite B in Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
- RFC 5003 Attachment Individual Identifier Types for Aggregation
- RFC 5009 Private Header Extension to the Session Initiation Protocol for Authorization of Early Media
- RFC 5002 The Session Initiation Protocol P-Profile-Key Private Header
- RFC 5010 The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Version 4 Relay Agent Flags Suboption