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

Brian Utterback Brian.Utterback at Sun.COM
Mon Nov 26 02:42:31 GMT 2007


TS Glassey wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
>   

Okay, Todd. The proposal is pretty much SOP right now, with some slight
refinements. If you deem that a show-stopper, I think the onus is on
you to suggest a reasonable alternative.

blu


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