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[dhcwg] DHCPv6 router option



I very strongly disagree with draft-droms-dhc-dhcpv6-default- router-00.txt in its current form.

The ability to put a random address in DHCPv6 that is supposed to be a router, but which in actuality may or may not be a working router is a huge step backwards from the current situation where routers themselves announce their existance and therefore there is a reasonable expectation that they are, in fact, working routers.

What I suggest is that you change the draft such that router advertisements are still required, but the DHCPv6 option indicates which of the routers that advertise their presence a host should use.

I'm also missing any discussion about dead neighbor detection, which would normally make a host select a different default router.