samba - Jul 2024 - SAMBA with IPv4/IPv6 dual stack

Good day

I would like to setup a SMB file server and DC that uses IPv4 and IPv6 dual
stack.
However I see certain problems; for instance, when the IPv6 prefix is
dynamic, this means the IPv6 of the DC would also dynamically change.

Is there something special I should consider when provisioning a SAMBA AD
DC with IPv6, or will it "just work" ?

Thanks,
best
Tobias

On Wed, 3 Jul 2024 09:03:27 +0200
"Pluess, Tobias via samba" <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
> Good day
> 
> I would like to setup a SMB file server and DC that uses IPv4 and
> IPv6 dual stack.
> However I see certain problems; for instance, when the IPv6 prefix is
> dynamic, this means the IPv6 of the DC would also dynamically change.
Your DCs IP shouldn't change, this sounds like your external IP is
changing, you also shouldn't connect any Samba machine directly to the
internet.
> 
> Is there something special I should consider when provisioning a
> SAMBA AD DC with IPv6, or will it "just work" ?
It will probably work with IPv6, but being old, I cannot see the point
to IPv6 internally, do you really have/need over 16 million computers ?

It is your choice however, so give it a try.

Rowland