Dear all, I think there is some discussion and work at IETF to define solutions..... http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-dec-dhcpv6-route-option/ or http://tools.ietf.org/id/draft-droms-dhc-dhcpv6-default-router-00.txt Describe valid engineering reqs to have a drafted at IETF, and you will find supporters... Janos Mohacsi Head of HBONE+ project Network Engineer, Deputy Director of Network Planning and Projects NIIF/HUNGARNET, HUNGARY Key 70EF9882: DEC2 C685 1ED4 C95A 145F 4300 6F64 7B00 70EF 9882 On Mon, 19 Apr 2010, Kevin Loch wrote:
sthaug@nethelp.no wrote:
*If* the whole IPv6 config can be driven from the same database. For the time being, DHCPv6 cannot deliver a default gateway to customers (and there is a religious faction within the IPv6 community which seem to want to prevent this at all costs).
s/IPv6/IETF/
I don't know of anyone outside of the IETF promoting the insanity of a DHCP server not having the option of giving out a gateway address.
- Kevin