Re: [dhcwg] dhc wg last call on agentopt-delegate and srsn-option drafts

[Ted Lemon <Ted.Lemon at nominum.com>]

On Dec 29, 2006, at 5:45 AM, Stig Venaas wrote:
> This message announces a wg last call on two drafts. They are
>
> DHCPv6 Relay Agent Assignment Notification (RAAN) Option
> <draft-ietf-dhc-dhcpv6-agentopt-delegate-02.txt>
>
> and
>
> DHCPv6 Server Reply Sequence Number Option
> <draft-ietf-dhc-dhcpv6-srsn-option-00.txt>.
>
> The last call will conclude at 1700EST on Mon, 2007-01-15.

I'm against advancing either of these drafts.   I think the complexity  
introduced by the SRSN option is inappropriate for DHCP, and I think  
using the DHCP protocol as a way to seed routing information is  
misguided, despite assurances that I've heard that this is no  
different than the routers option in DHCPv4.   I would prefer that if  
the DHCP server delegates a prefix, it seed the routing tables using a  
routing protocol, perhaps TBD.

I'm sorry for not having given more detailed commentary about this,  
but the fact is that my objections amount to a queasy feeling about  
the whole proposal, rather than violent, specific objection.   So I've  
been content to simply watch from the sidelines.   But I've been asked  
privately to comment, so I'm commenting.



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