[Dnsmasq-discuss] dhcpv6 duid gen

[Simon Kelley]

On 29/02/12 23:26, Vladislav Grishenko wrote:
> Little additions:
>
>> Allowing to specify from options would be useful too, eg. for multiple
>> dnsmasq instances
>
> Per RFC3315 "A DHCP client that generates a DUID-LLT using this (using sort
> of time source) mechanism MUST provide an administrative interface that
> replaces the existing DUID with a newly-generated DUID-LLT."

Hmm, I wonder if

"stop dnsmasq, edit /var/lib/misc/dnsmasq.leases, start dnsmasq"

counts as an administrative interface?
>
>> This leads to a much more longer client renew, possibly authoritative
> option
>> could be used to avoid it, can't say now is it per RFC.
>
> Not allowed for server, but RECONFIGURE implementation could be handy,
> including cases of changing options.

I'm sure that an implementation of RECONFIGURE will be done, but not for 
this release: I want to get the basics working first.



Cheers,

Simon.

>
> Best Regards, Vladislav Grishenko
>