> > > 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.
so as long as the piece of code runs on a (default) router, the requirement for server-lessness is fulfilled? e.g this could be a DHCP server? /ot -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] --------------------------------------------------------------------
