dhcp_release6(1)
Release a DHCPv6 lease on a the local dnsmasq DHCP server.
SYNOPSIS
dhcp_release6 --iface <interface> --client-id <client-id> --server-id
server-id --iaid <iaid> --ip <IP> [--dry-run] [--help]
DESCRIPTION
A utility which forces the DHCP server running on this machine to release a
DHCPv6 lease.
OPTIONS
- -a, --ip
-
IPv6 address to release.
- -c, --client-id
-
Colon-separated hex string representing DHCPv6 client id. Normally
it can be found in leases file both on client and server.
- -d, --dry-run
-
Print hexadecimal representation of generated DHCPv6 release packet to standard
output and exit.
- -h, --help
-
print usage information to standard output and exit.
- -i, --iaid
-
Decimal representation of DHCPv6 IAID. Normally it can be found in leases file
both on client and server.
- -n, --iface
-
Network interface to send a DHCPv6 release packet from.
- -s, --server-id
-
Colon-separated hex string representing DHCPv6 server id. Normally
it can be found in leases file both on client and server.
NOTES
MUST be run as root - will fail otherwise.
LIMITATIONS
Only usable on IPv6 DHCP leases.
