From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Olaf Kirch Subject: Re: [RFD] First draft of RDNSS-in-RA support for IPv6 DNS autoconfiguration Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 21:05:49 +0200 Message-ID: <200706242105.50759.okir@lst.de> References: <467C74BA.9060809@simon.arlott.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: David Stevens , "C. Scott Ananian" , netdev@vger.kernel.org To: Simon Arlott Return-path: Received: from verein.lst.de ([213.95.11.210]:60014 "EHLO mail.lst.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751658AbXFXTGW (ORCPT ); Sun, 24 Jun 2007 15:06:22 -0400 In-Reply-To: <467C74BA.9060809@simon.arlott.org.uk> Content-Disposition: inline Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org On Saturday 23 June 2007 03:17, Simon Arlott wrote: > Because then it requires yet another network daemon, RA in > the kernel means there's no need for one to manage adding > auto-configured IP addresses... what's wrong with doing the > same for DNS? Actually I think an integrated network autoconfiguration daemon capable of doing DHCP, DHCP6, RDNSS, mDNS, you-name-it would be a nice thing. Olaf -- Olaf Kirch | --- o --- Nous sommes du soleil we love when we play okir@lst.de | / | \ sol.dhoop.naytheet.ah kin.ir.samse.qurax