On Fri, 20 Dec 2013 15:16:57 -0500, Doug Barton <do...@dougbarton.us>
wrote:
On 12/20/2013 05:25 AM, Lee Howard wrote:
So there's an interesting question. You suggest there's a disagreement
between enterprise network operators and protocol designers. Who should
change?
Rather obviously the protocol designers, since they are clearly out of
touch with real-world requirements. RA/SLAAC was a clever idea 20 years
ago...
Actually, it was "long ago abandoned" IPv4 technology... IPng didn't
remember the horrible days of IPv4's ICMP Router Advertisement. (i.e. used
SunOS 4, or understand *why* you touch /etc/notrouter during installation)
IPv6 didn't have DHCP because the committee had a deep, genetic, hatred of
DHCP. (rumor has it, saying D-H-C-P would get you removed from the WG.
:-)) IPv6 is the poster child for everything that's wrong with "Designed
By Committee". (too much politics and too many personal agendas)
