Re: [Autoconf] Discussion on link types and status of documents

[Shubhranshu <shubranshu at gmail.com>]

Hello Charlie,

On 3/21/08, Charles E. Perkins <charles.perkins at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Hello Shubhranshu,
>
> Shubhranshu wrote:
> >  ...   in the subordinate MANET,
> > availability of DHCP server can be assumed and thus a MANET node could
> > contact it (directly or via relay agent) for configuration of
> > addresses/prefixes.
> >
>
> Do you really think so?  Is every network attached to the
> Internet managed by DHCP?  Shouldn't we allow for
> networks that follow the stateless autoconfiguration
> model of IPv6?
>
> Perhaps we should instead say that, in many
> circumstances, DHCP is appropriate for use
> with subordinate networks.


In my previous mail, I didn't mean always (else I'd have used
"should"). So we are on the same page. And thats why we have IPv6
stateless autoconfiguration as well.

Regards,
Shubhranshu


>
> Regards,
> Charlie P.
>
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