Re: [homenet] Updating DNS [was: How many people have installed the homenet code?]

"Ray Hunter (v6ops)" <v6ops@globis.net> Wed, 11 May 2016 17:57 UTC

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Subject: Re: [homenet] Updating DNS [was: How many people have installed the homenet code?]
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> Ted Lemon <mailto:mellon@fugue.com>
> 11 May 2016 18:37
>
>     > I don't like the hybrid proxy model either.  It promises the union of
>     > the problems and intersection of the functionality.  Proxying
>     flies in
>     > the face of the trend of smart devices and dumb networks.
>
>     Very well put.
>
>
> Be that as it may, Homenet in general flies in the face of that trend. 
>   And if you think about it, that trend isn't really a very smart 
> trend, because the burden it places on devices is extreme, and not all 
> devices have infinite resources to spend mapping the network and 
> figuring out how to publish their services on it.
>
But if we were to build a smart network from scratch, I also wouldn't 
start with proxies, nor maintain a distributed database in the hosts.

I'd start with letting the routers build a naming infra, together with 
defining a (simple) name registration protocol between host and on-link 
router(s) (together with conflict resolution to communicate "sorry, that 
names already taken")

And the starting point would then probably be HNCP + DNS to elect a max 
of 'n' authoritative name servers per homenet, where 'n' NS and AAAA 
records can fit it a single UDP packet.

So whether you prefer a "smart host" or "smart network" model, hybrid 
proxies seem a poor compromise.

-- 
regards,
RayH
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