On 5/20/05, Soliman, Hesham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > This proposal looks better and easy to understand. However, > > > if we just rely on timeout for concluding the > > unavailabiliy of DHCP server, > > > how does the client re-invoke DHCP if the DHCP server is > > available later in > > > time? I think we need one bit to inform the clients about the > > > availabilty of DHCP > > > services in the network. > > > > I would assume that DHC has mechanisms for discovering when DHC > > servers come on line. I.e., the client just sits quietly in > > background. > > => I'm curious about this, does DHCP broadcast its existence to > clients that never used it when it comes up? Seems a bit strange > to do that. I don't even know how it could speak to a client unsolicited. >
Yes, I do not think there is any message that has currently been defined in DHCP, that the servers broadcast without client solicitation. > Hesham > > > > > Sure, an RA bit could also signal the availability of a new server, > > but I would first like to be convinced that the existing default DHC > > mechanism isn't good enough for handling this case (better > > not to have > > multiple ways of acheiving the same result). > > > > Thomas > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > IETF IPv6 working group mailing list > > ipv6@ietf.org > > Administrative Requests: https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > =========================================================== > This email may contain confidential and privileged material for the sole use > of the intended recipient. Any review or distribution by others is strictly > prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient please contact the sender > and delete all copies. > =========================================================== > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPv6 working group mailing list ipv6@ietf.org Administrative Requests: https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 --------------------------------------------------------------------
