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Description:
IPv6 Router Advertisement Daemon

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Networking

Tags: ipv6 networking router daemon slaac

Install: brew install radvd

About:
Radvd is a daemon for IPv6 routers that sends Router Advertisement messages to hosts on the network. It enables Stateless Address Autoconfiguration (SLAAC), allowing devices to automatically configure their IPv6 addresses without a DHCP server. This makes it essential for managing IPv6 network prefixes and parameters in Linux and BSD-based environments.

Key Features:

Lightweight IPv6 Router Advertisement daemon
Supports Stateless Address Autoconfiguration (SLAAC)
Configurable prefix, route, and MTU advertisements
Runs as a non-privileged daemon for security

Use Cases:

Enabling IPv6 on local area networks (LANs)
Distributing IPv6 prefixes to downstream hosts
Configuring IPv6 routing parameters for routers

Alternatives:

dnsmasq – Includes DHCP and DNS services but has limited IPv6 RA functionality compared to radvd.
wide-dhcpv6-client – Focuses on DHCPv6 client operations; does not provide RA server capabilities.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Oct 7, 2025 8:39am		0	NEW	e0a57f29