#8: absent MAC address of default route?
Comment (by alexandru.petrescu@…): On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 8:10 AM, Alexandru Petrescu <alexandru.petre...@gmail.com> wrote: > In the same manner, it would be useful to have DHCPv6 way of > communicating the default route to add the MAC address of the IP address > of the default router. This would save on the number of messages exchanged. > > I wanted to ask the oppinion of the WG on this particular topic, thank you. Hi Alexandru, If added, I think it should be non-authoritative. That is, the receiving host can use it briefly to get a jump start on communication but is expected to promptly perform an ND request for the authoritative MAC. This would allow a host to recover gracefully in the inevitable event that the DHCP server and router get out of sync about the router's MAC address. Regards, Bill Herrin -- William D. Herrin ................ her...@dirtside.com b...@herrin.us 3005 Crane Dr. ...................... Web: <http://bill.herrin.us/> Falls Church, VA 22042-3004 -- -------------------------+------------------------------------------------- Reporter: | Owner: draft-ietf-mif-dhcpv6-route- alexandru.petrescu@… | option@… Type: enhancement | Status: new Priority: minor | Milestone: Component: dhcpv6 | Version: -route-option | Resolution: Severity: In WG Last | Call | Keywords: | -------------------------+------------------------------------------------- Ticket URL: <https://trac.tools.ietf.org/wg/mif/trac/ticket/8#comment:2> mif <http://tools.ietf.org/mif/> _______________________________________________ mif mailing list mif@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/mif
