My dhcp/nat box does same as Ralphs too and also in my basement :--) /jim
>-----Original Message----- >From: Ralph Droms [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 2:09 PM >To: Pekka Savola >Cc: Bound, Jim; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; >[EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: draft-ietf-ipv6-node-requirements-03.txt > > >At 09:06 AM 3/12/2003 +0200, Pekka Savola wrote: >>On Tue, 11 Mar 2003, Bound, Jim wrote: >> > In addition the Enterprise wireline networks and IT are >not going to >> > give up stateful control with servers and NAS in their >networks for >> > a long time with IPv6 is my intelligence from my work with users. >> >>Are servers and NAS configured with DHCPv4 today? > >Yes. The home NAT/router in my basement acts as a DHCP client >on the interface connected to the ISP and as a DHCP server on >the interface to my home network. > >Your question does raise an interesting issue - where, in the >IPv6 specifications, is the behavior of a router in response >to received router advertisements specified? How does a >router behave if it receives an RA with either or both of the >'M' and 'O' bits set? > >Note that the DHCPv6 doesn't include the infamous sentence: >"DHCP is not intended for use in configuring routers." > >I certainly anticipate routers using DHCPv6 for obtaining DNS >and similar configuration information, as well as prefix delegation... > >- Ralph > > >>Not that I know of, we certainly don't do it (even though we >use DHCPv4 >>for most workstations). Of course, that's possible, e.g. by >>identifying MAC-address in the servers etc., but I'm not sure if all >>that many folks do it. >> >>Don't underestimate the power of an admin doing manual configuration. >>:-) >> >>So, my point is that there's a lot more to it than just "stateful" or >>"stateless". >> >>The critical point, IMO, is making the nodes able to easily configure >>other parameters they'd like, using DHCP-lite, or other >mechanisms like >>that. Few people prefer to punch all of that in manually. >> >>-- >>Pekka Savola "You each name yourselves king, yet the >>Netcore Oy kingdom bleeds." >>Systems. Networks. Security. -- George R.R. Martin: A Clash of Kings >> >> >>-------------------------------------------------------------------- >>IETF IPng Working Group Mailing List >>IPng Home Page: http://playground.sun.com/ipng >>FTP archive: ftp://playground.sun.com/pub/ipng >>Direct all administrative requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>-------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPng Working Group Mailing List IPng Home Page: http://playground.sun.com/ipng FTP archive: ftp://playground.sun.com/pub/ipng Direct all administrative requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------
