Re: [dhcwg] DHCPv6 router option

[sthaug at nethelp.no]

> > The Introduction in the draft captures my needs very well:
> 
> That's nice, but your needs don't give you a free pass to make my  
> network less reliable.

Clearly not - but then nobody says *you* have to use DHCP with this
option. All I am saying is that I want to use it for *my* customers.

> > The DHCP server should
> > control which default router the DHCP client should use, *not* the
> > router.
> 
> Stated like this, I can go along with that.
> 
> That's why I suggested having the DHCPv6 server tell the client WHICH  
> of the available routers to select, but if and only if that router  
> announces its presence.
> 
> This way, pointing towards a black hole and hosts losing connectivity  
> can't happen.

I am considerably more worried about a possible inconsistency between
the router and the DHCP server, than pointing the client towards a
black hole. It is not a problem for us today, and I see no reason why
it should be a bigger problem with IPv6.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug at nethelp.no