Internet protocol version six address management

A computer device comprising:

• a processing device communicatively coupled to a network interface;
• and
• a memory storing instructions, that when executed by the processing device, cause the computer device to:
• obtain a network packet from an IP network;
• determine if the network packet is a duplicate address determination (DAD) packet;
• identify a first network client device originating the DAD packet;
• compare a number of IPv6 addresses already assigned to the first network client device to a threshold allotment of addresses;
• based on a determination that the first network client device would exceed the threshold allotment, transmit an address in use message on the IP network;
• and
• based on a determination that the first network client device has an available address within the threshold allotment, ignore the DAD packet.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processing units, cause the one or more processing units to:

• obtain a network packet from an IP network;
• determine if the network packet is a duplicate address determination (DAD) packet;
• identify a first network client device originating the DAD packet;
• compare a number of IPv6 addresses already assigned to the first network client device to a threshold allotment of addresses;
• based on a determination that the first network client device would exceed the threshold allotment, transmit an address in use message on the IP network;
• and
• based on a determination that the first network client device has an available address within the threshold allotment, ignore the DAD packet.