Lack of DHCPv6 (was: Re: [ipv6-wg] New draft document available: ... )

On Nov 15, 2010, at 9:07 PM, Michael Schneider/calispera.com wrote:
> Fredrik Pettai wrote on 15.11.2010 15:37:24:
>> (Shane also told me that Apple are supporters of the zeroconf 
> philosophy, 
>> so they are of a different opinion of how things should be solved. 
> Share:
>> correct me if I interpreted you wrong)
> 
> Hi Fredrik,
> yes you are right, Apples zeroconf initiative called Bonjour (
> www.apple.com/bonjour).
> 
>> I also know an engineer at Apple, and according to him, the only way of 
>> influencing decisions of what should be fixed / added etc. is to 
> bugreport it (@ 
>> https://bugreport.apple.com). The more people that do this, the better, 
>> and more likelier that it will be implemented.
> 
>> So, spread the word... let Apple know what you think about (the lack of) 
> DHCPv6.
> 
> But, what is the need for dhcpv6 if you have technologys like IPv6 SAC 
> mechanism with (for example) MulticastDNS (
> draft-cheshire-dnsext-multicastdns.txt) support.
> 
> IMHO at least 80% of standard (office) environments don`t need any dhcpv6 
> support.
> Let me know what you are think about it.


For the home user that's fine, but maybe not for a enterprise network.

It's not just about provisioning DNS/resolver configuration to clients.
It's about access control, e.g. to be able to centrally manage which client that are connected/assigned an IP. Traceability e.g. which client where connect a specific time etc. to name a few of the common things you do with a centralized DHCP(v4) solution today.

(I do confess that I'm not up to speed on the IPv6 development since ~1 year back)

Regards,
/P