On Fri, 18 Jul 2003, Alain Durand wrote: > You could do the very same thing using DHCPv6-lite. The information is > there, it is flowing from the router to the node downstream, in a push > or pull mode. It really is just a question of packet format. Using the > multicast extension to DHCPv6-lite I suggested few days ago, there isn't > really any difference between the 2 approaches with regard to pass the > DNS recursive server address. The advantage of the DHCPv6 approach is > that you can pass other configuration information, like the address of > the NTP server.
1) spec complexity 2) implementation complexity (there _may_ not be that huge a difference here, but probably some) -- Pekka Savola "You each name yourselves king, yet the Netcore Oy kingdom bleeds." Systems. Networks. Security. -- George R.R. Martin: A Clash of Kings #---------------------------------------------------------------------- # To unsubscribe, send a message to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>.
