> > IPv6 provides two approaches to basic IPv6 configuration. One is > > server-less and is defined in IPv6 Neighbor Discover > [RFC2461] and the IPv6 > > Stateless Address Autoconfiguration [RFC2462]. > > Note: I don't know that I understand this distinction. Calling ND > "server-less" doesn't seem entirely accurate. ND requires a router > sending the client prefix information for the addresses it is to > generate. Without that info, the client can only generate link-local > addresses. In this case, the router quacks like a server. I.e., the > client sends out an RS, the router responds with a RA. Is > it not being > a server?
=> Well IMHO, the default router is not a server. For a node to communicate with other nodes outside the link, it requires a router. Hence, the dependency is already there (on the default router). There is no other node involved. We can discuss the terminology, but the point is, there is no reliance on a third node involved. Hesham -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPng Working Group Mailing List IPng Home Page: http://playground.sun.com/ipng FTP archive: ftp://playground.sun.com/pub/ipng Direct all administrative requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------
