Please be sure that we didn't focus on only SOHO/Homenetwork. I guess RA-based mechanism is more efficient in mobility than any cases. Therefore, I would like say that we need both mechanisms for each application domain.
Daniel (Soohong Daniel Park) Mobile Platform Lab,SAMSUNG Electronics > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Masataka Ohta > Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2003 7:53 PM > To: Michael Richardson > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: proposal for a compromise on DNS discovery > > > > >> 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. > > Right. > > Assuming that there is DHCP server even at home, there is no > reason to have stateless (nor statefull) autoconfiguration by > ND, which is why IPv6 is broken. > > However, there is still some configuration required at home > to let the local DHCP server gets the ISP via DHCP, but > definitely not by PPP, because PPP is for dial up over non-IP > infrastructure. > > The simple way for home environment is to to let ISPs offer > the DNS servers for their customer sites, which was > impossible with addresses with site local scope. > > Masataka Ohta > #------------------------------------------------------------- > --------- > # To unsubscribe, send a message to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. > #---------------------------------------------------------------------- # To unsubscribe, send a message to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>.
