[ntpwg] [dhcwg] NTP option: IP address and/or FQDN

[Danny Mayer]

What I think I'd like to do is go back to basics and look at the targets
of dhcp requests/options and for each type look at what is the desirable
set of NTP configuration information each type would need. At least that
way I would understand what options would be needed. I'm finding it
rather difficult going from the the DHCP server/options forward without
knowing or understanding the targets.

Danny

MORAND Lionel RD-CORE-ISS wrote:
> Hi Danny,
> 
> In any case it was a statement on what the NTP wg should have had to
> do. I was just expressing my own understanding of the outcome of the
> dhc session. As I said, I met exactly the same troubles while
> defining a new dhcp option for locating pana agent in the network.
> 
> I think clear guidelines on this topic could be very useful. For
instance, instead of providing FQDN, it is often said that the dhcp
server could be just another user of the DNS, performing DNS lookup
before providing IP address(es) to the dhcp client. The foreseen
flexibility of the use of FQDN could be therefore provided while using
IP address(es) in dhcp options.
> 
> I have no strong opinion on this topic, being not a dhcp expert
myself. But as a "client" of the dhc wg, I'm interested by a clear
statement.
> 
> BR,
> 
> Lionel
>