[ntpwg] [dhcwg] Re: Network Time Protocol (NTP) OptionsforDHCPv6

[TS Glassey]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ted Lemon" <mellon at fugue.com>
To: "TS Glassey" <tglassey at earthlink.net>
Cc: "Mark Andrews" <Mark_Andrews at isc.org>; <ntpwg at lists.ntp.org>; "Richard 
Gayraud (rgayraud)" <rgayraud at cisco.com>; <dhcwg at ietf.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 6:26 PM
Subject: Re: [ntpwg] [dhcwg] Re: Network Time Protocol (NTP) 
OptionsforDHCPv6


> On Nov 25, 2007, at 6:50 PM, TS Glassey wrote:
>> So Ted how does the DHCP server get refreshed to know that NTP  Server 
>> "A" is
>> dead now?
>
> Like most DNS servers, most DHCP servers are operated by network 
> administrators.   So the network administrator goes in and updates one  or 
> the other, and the next time a request comes in, the DHCP server  gets the 
> new IP address and returns it, whether it gets it from the  DNS or from 
> its own configuration.
>

Which makes the Network Administrator liable for screw-up's and the damages 
therein... Sorry this one is a no-sale IMHO.

Todd