Why DHCP not for routers?

Rajesh Saluja <rsaluja@wipinfo.soft.net> Thu, 28 March 1996 05:48 UTC

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From: Rajesh Saluja <rsaluja@wipinfo.soft.net>
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Subject: Why DHCP not for routers?
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In the RFC1541 and the latest DHCP draft, it is mentioned that
" DHCP is not intended for configuring routers".
                      Can someone listout the problems if DHCP is used for 
configuring a router?  Your help will be highly appreciated.

Best regards:
Rajesh