Re: [dhcwg] DHCPv6 router option

[Mohacsi Janos <mohacsi at niif.hu>]

On Wed, 11 Mar 2009, Ted Lemon wrote:

> Similarly, your requirement, which Iljitsch does not agree with, is that on 
> some networks, managing what gets sent in RAs is a lot more work than 
> managing what gets sent by the DHCP server.   DHCP provides you with a 
> central control point, whereas RAs are necessarily configured in the router.

I think the opposite is true is sense of ease of management:
- You have to configure router anyway to have connectivity. Adding RA 
parameters is rather easy.
- Setting up DHCP server and maintaining is requires extra work, however 
you might have tighter control which is very important in various 
environment.


I strongly support adding prefix information options. Tim Chown, Stig 
Venaas and me wrote last summer a half baked draft which we did not finish 
due to lack of time. For the default router option I am not so convinced: 
We have to find a solution that not breaking anything existing and 
fulfilling requirements of DHCP controlled environment.


Best Regard,
		Janos Mohacsi