Hi, we use modified dhclient-script and add IPv6 address with: ip -6 addr add ${new_ip6_address}/${new_ip6_prefixlen} dev ${interface} \ scope global valid_lft ${new_max_life} preferred_lft ${new_preferred_life} when I configure dhcpv6 server with infinite preferred/valid lifetime, i.e. preferred-lifetime infinite; default-lease-time infinite; then I see that $new_max_life and $new_preferred_life in dhclient-script are '-1' (instead of 0xffffffff). See attached patch for fix. With regards, Jiri Popelka Red Hat, inc.