Re: [mif] #8: absent MAC address of default route?

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#8: absent MAC address of default route?


Comment (by alexandru.petrescu@…):

 On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 8:10 AM, Alexandru Petrescu
 <[e-mail]> wrote:
 > In the same manner, it would be useful to have DHCPv6 way of
 > communicating the default route to add the MAC address of the IP address
 > of the default router.  This would save on the number of messages
 exchanged.
 >
 > I wanted to ask the oppinion of the WG on this particular topic, thank
 you.

 Hi Alexandru,

 If added, I think it should be non-authoritative. That is, the
 receiving host can use it briefly to get a jump start on communication
 but is expected to promptly perform an ND request for the
 authoritative MAC. This would allow a host to recover gracefully in
 the inevitable event that the DHCP server and router get out of sync
 about the router's MAC address.

 Regards,
 Bill Herrin

 -- William D. Herrin ................ [e-mail]  [e-mail]
 3005 Crane Dr. ...................... Web: <http://bill.herrin.us/> Falls
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 Reporter:               |       Owner:  draft-ietf-mif-dhcpv6-route-
  alexandru.petrescu@…   |  option@…
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  minor        |   Milestone:
Component:  dhcpv6       |     Version:
  -route-option          |  Resolution:
 Severity:  In WG Last   |
  Call                   |
 Keywords:               |
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.tools.ietf.org/wg/mif/trac/ticket/8#comment:2>
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