Re: Sense of the WG: mDNS configuration?

Jun-ichiro itojun Hagino <itojun@iijlab.net> Sun, 19 August 2001 03:30 UTC

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Subject: Re: Sense of the WG: mDNS configuration?
From: Jun-ichiro itojun Hagino <itojun@iijlab.net>
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 11:06:57 +0900
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>At IETF 51, we had a discussion relating to configuration of mDNS. A
>number of alternatives were discussed, including:
>
>      Domain Searchlist (draft-aboba-dhc-domsearch-05.txt)
>      mDNS enable (draft-guttman-dhc-mdns-enable-01.txt)
>      Name Service Searchlist (RFC 2937)
>
>Note that each of these alternative approaches allows for local
>configuration, in addition to control via a DHCP option.  
>
>This is a request for a "sense of the WG" on which alternative should be
>pursued. Please post your opinion to the list, along with a few words on
>why you think your choice makes sense. 

	i vote for domain searchlist.  there are environments without DHCP
	server, like IPv6 stateless address autoconf
	(RFC2937 and guttman-dhc-mbdns-enable both assumes that a DHCP
	server is there).

itojun


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