>> Well, I think what would help is to be able to run a DHCPv6 only >> environment without RA/RS, it would also help if one didn't need NS >> either. The whole L2 environment would need a lot less code, it >> basically would only need to be able to filter the above mechanisms, not >> inspect them. > > I think the technical issue there is that ND and RA were designed as a > package, and you certainly can't run without ND. > > [Historical note: the ND/RA design was done at a time when all we > had deployed was ARP, because DHCP was not yet mature, and most of us > were still configuring IPv4 hosts manually. ND/RA seemed like an > enormous leap forward.]
token ring seemed like a good idea too. but ethernet won. here in the operational net, dhcp dominates. maybe, 15 years later, it's time for another leap forward. randy -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPv6 working group mailing list [email protected] Administrative Requests: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 --------------------------------------------------------------------
