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[Tzdist] DHCP option for tzdist servers available?

Martin Burnicki <martin.burnicki@burnicki.net> Mon, 06 October 2014 13:45 UTC

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Subject: [Tzdist] DHCP option for tzdist servers available?
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Hello folks,

I know this is not fully on-topic here, but I'd like to ask if someone 
knows whether a well-known DHCP option for tzdist server(s) has already 
been assigned.

For example, by using

   option ntp-servers 172.16.3.9;

an ISC DHCP server can be configured to pass the IP address of one or 
more NTP servers on the local network to the DHCP clients, so 
workstations can be configured automatically for the IP address from 
which they can get the current time via NTP protocol. The numeric option 
code for "ntp-servers" is 42, if I remember correctly.

It would be great if a similar DHCP option code could be (or already had 
been) assigned for tzdist server(s).

Since the DHCP option code doesn't depend on details of the tzdist 
protocol the number can be assigned very early, so once the tzdist 
protocol has been fully determined and implemented it would be easy to 
use it very quickly in installations since DHCP servers and clients were 
already aware of this option.

Martin

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