On Mon, 16 May 2005, Bernie Volz (volz) wrote:
BTW, if you want to look at this from the router administrator's
perspective:

Configure the router to send the M flag set in routing advertisements
for a Link IF:
1. A stateful DHCP server is deployed for that link (either on it or
reachable via a relay agent) AND

IMHO, you're making a significant leap of faith in assuming that whoever configures the router's M-flag advertisements has sufficient clue to grasp the different semantics that arise with:


 - M-flag and/or O-flag
 - stateless and stateful clients
 - stateless and stateful servers
 - stateless and stateful relay agents

Hence, if we want to build a robust system, we need to design it with care.



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Netcore Oy                    kingdom bleeds."
Systems. Networks. Security. -- George R.R. Martin: A Clash of Kings

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