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Re: [dhcwg] dhcpv6-24: Elapsed Time option

Ted Lemon <Ted.Lemon@nominum.com> Thu, 09 May 2002 16:50 UTC

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Subject: Re: [dhcwg] dhcpv6-24: Elapsed Time option
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> The problem with just including the time is that servers need to guess
> whether a client has been waiting "too long". Or, is it the case that
> when the client  sends out its initial Solicit, the value MUST be
> zero? If so, it might be good to specify this. If this were the case,
> I agree that including the time is probably sufficient.

Ah, I see the problem now.   Yes, we should make this explicit.   As to the 
practical matter of "how long is too long," we address this in DHCPv4 by 
letting the server administrator decide.   AFAIK, this solution has proven 
satisfactory - I haven't heard any complaints about it.


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