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>>>>> "Daniel" == Daniel Senie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Daniel> At 04:36 PM 7/25/2003, Michael Richardson wrote:
>> >>>>> "Syam" == Syam Madanapalli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Syam> I think the following approach probably will yield a
Syam> better method for DNS Discovery.
>>
Syam> As DHCP may not be available in all netwokrs
Syam> especially in small networks like Home Networks,
>>
>> But, a DNS server will be?
Daniel> Reality check: home networks are, if connected to the Internet,
Daniel> attached via a gatewaying device. The de vice of choice for a
Daniel> large number of networks is a $60 router from on of any number of
Daniel> vendors. These boxes provide DHCP, DNS forwarding and
Daniel> NAT. Perhaps some other environment would provide a better
Daniel> strawman? DHCP is pretty prevalent in home networks.
Right, exactly.
I simply do not believe that there are environments where there will be
a local (on wire) DNS server, but not a local DHCP server. The home
environment is entirely the opposite - local DHCP server in SOHO router
that gets the DNS info from the ISP via DHCP and/or PPP and passes it on via
DHCP.
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