# Probe bootstrap using IPv6 router advertisements (without DHCP)

**URL:** <https://forum.ripe.net/t/probe-bootstrap-using-ipv6-router-advertisements-without-dhcp/301>\
**Category:** RIPE Atlas\
**Created:** [21 December 2022 21:29 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/probe-bootstrap-using-ipv6-router-advertisements-without-dhcp/301 "2022-12-21T21:29:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Gunni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ed655f/32.png) [@Gunni](https://forum.ripe.net/u/Gunni)\
**Post date:** [21 December 2022 21:29 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/probe-bootstrap-using-ipv6-router-advertisements-without-dhcp/301/1 "2022-12-21T21:29:28Z")

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I raised this question at RIPE 78 in Reykjavík in 2019.

I would like to host RIPE probes but the network I want to use for them has no possibility to have DHCP services, but router advertisements for IPv6 are trivial, and our default when we add IPv6.

I would really like it if the probes could auto-provision from that and then when it contacts the cloud, it could get IPv4 information from there.

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**Author:** ![robertk](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.ripe.net/robertk/32/413_2.png) [@robertk](https://forum.ripe.net/u/robertk)\
**Post date:** [22 December 2022 11:53 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/probe-bootstrap-using-ipv6-router-advertisements-without-dhcp/301/2 "2022-12-22T11:53:52Z")

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One way to go about this is to install software probes - where the network configuration is entirely in your hands. Of course it’s less plug-and-play 🙂

Also, static network configuration ([RIPE Atlas docs | Probe Static Address Configuration | Docs](https://atlas.ripe.net/docs/howtos/probe-static-network-config.html)) may help you.