Op 2 feb. 2014, om 06:41 heeft Lorenzo Colitti <[email protected]> het 
volgende geschreven:

> On Sat, Feb 1, 2014 at 2:45 AM, Teco Boot <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> First we have to verify if this can happen. My favorite is using DHCP-PD 
> >> with server on CPE (edge) box (and elected box for ULA). This box should 
> >> circumvent your scenario.
> >>
> > Er, *what*? You are aware that if you have a partition, one of the two 
> > partitions will not be able to reach the DHCP server?
> 
> Does it matter? Prefixes for unreachable DHCP servers should be deprecated. 
> Leases wil expire. A mobility tool is needed for connection survival (MPTCP, 
> whatever).
> 
> You can't reliably deprecate information in DHCP. Even if the client supports 
> the reconfigure option, deprecating something in DHCP requires that the 
> server that has the original nonce still be up and around.
> 
> This is why DHCP is not a good protocol to use in a distributed, unreliable 
> network like a homenet.

Enterprise networks transform to distributed, unreliable networks (wireless 
access, BYOD with cellular access, sensors). At least some of them. Replace 
DHCP?

I do not suggest full end-to-end DHCP connections from hosts to single DHCP 
server. I suggest structuring the Homenet somewhat, with clearly defined 
services for different tasks. I don’t see a problem using DHCP server on CPE 
box managing info for ISP connected via that box. And a DHCP server on leaf 
routers managing info provided to attached clients. Why not using DHCP between?

Your reachability dependency argument is solved easily, let’s mandate the 
Homenet DHCP server advertises its DHCP server address (/128) in the routing 
protocol. Homenet routers watch these entries.

Why not let Homenet routers MUST implement DHCP reconfigure extension, at least 
for their DHCP Client function?

Of course I suggest DHCP as just one of the Homenet components.

Teco

 
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