Hi John,
On Wed, 2003-03-19 at 20:28, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > On Wed, 2003-03-19 at 07:19, Erik Nordmark wrote:
> > > - conflicting information
> > > A host might use DHCPv6 for other reasons/other information.
> > > What should it do if the RAs and the DHCPv6 reply contains
> > > different DNS information?
> > > What if different RAs received on the same interface contain
> > > different DNS information?
> >
> > If they all work, what's the problem?
>
> I think that the worry is what to do if they all don't work. Therefore,
> simple rules in what to do in that case is all is needed (I hope).
That sounds like a configuration error to me. Why advertise dysfuntional
DNS servers? It doesn't matter whether there is a single source or
multiple sources of DNS addresses. The only way a resolver can choose a
working DNS server is to try each server on the list until it finds one.
MikaL
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