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

Ted Lemon <mellon@nominum.com> Tue, 28 August 2001 02:20 UTC

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Subject: Re: [Dhcwg] Re: Change to 'seconds' field in DHCP message header
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Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 22:18:54 -0400
From: Ted Lemon <mellon@nominum.com>
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> 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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