>>>>> On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 14:51:59 +1000, 
>>>>> Greg Daley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:

>>> It's important to relize though that a host doesn't invoke
>>> RFC 3736 procedures though.  The host only cares that it wants to
>>> do an Information-Request.  3736 is an implementation hint for
>>> DHCPv6 servers and relays, not hosts.
>> 
>> A quick question for clarification.  In "3736 is an implementation
>> hint for DHCPv6 servers and relays, not hosts", are you intentionally
>> use the word "hosts", not "clients"?  Comparing "DHCPv6
>> servers/relays" and "hosts" does not really make sense to me, since a
>> "host" can also be a DHCPv6 server.

(my typo is corrected above)

> I was using the word host in the same sense as
> Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.

Sorry, it doesn't clearly answer my question.  So can I rephrase your
statement to "3736 is an implementation hint for DHCPv6 servers and
relays, not clients."?

                                        JINMEI, Tatuya
                                        Communication Platform Lab.
                                        Corporate R&D Center, Toshiba Corp.
                                        [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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