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Re: [v6ops] DHCPv6/SLAAC Make Hosts Confusing-//RE: new draft: draft-liu-bonica-v6ops-dhcpv6-slaac-problem

Gert Doering <gert@space.net> Mon, 28 October 2013 16:12 UTC

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Subject: Re: [v6ops] DHCPv6/SLAAC Make Hosts Confusing-//RE: new draft: draft-liu-bonica-v6ops-dhcpv6-slaac-problem
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Hi,

On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 04:16:26PM +0100, Alexandru Petrescu wrote:
> I thought the goal was to not modify RA, whereas the above does modify 
> the RA to include a DNS resolver.

Uh.  *That* train has sailed 6 years ago with RFC5006...

> If yes, would it be ok to include a Prefix Delegation option as well in 
> the RA? (not an RFC4191 option, but a new Prefix Delegation option 
> pasted from DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation).

What use would that be?  The benefit of RA is that "everyone can see them
and the information contained applies to *all* consumers, and is periodically
refreshed without having to poll".  PD is, by definition, very specific to
the device where you delegate to...

This thread is full of weirdness.

Gert Doering
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have you enabled IPv6 on something today...?

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