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Re: [Dhcwg] Re: Change to 'seconds' field in DHCP message header

Ralph Droms <rdroms@cisco.com> Tue, 28 August 2001 02:32 UTC

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Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 22:30:24 -0400
To: Ted Lemon <mellon@nominum.com>
From: Ralph Droms <rdroms@cisco.com>
Subject: Re: [Dhcwg] Re: Change to 'seconds' field in DHCP message header
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My last message crossed with yours in flight; please
ignore my previous request for specific examples.
Thanks...

- Ralph

At 10:18 PM 8/27/2001 -0400, Ted Lemon wrote:

>> Comments in line; anyone have specific examples of the use of the
>> 'secs' field in DHCPv4?  If it hasn't been used at all in DHCPv4
>> perhaps we don't need to define it at this point in DHCPv6.
>
>The ISC DHCP server uses it to bypass load balancing at a
>user-specified threshhold.   The Microsoft DHCP relay can be
>configured to relay based on a user-specified threshhold.
>
>                               _MelloN_


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