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> But that is not really "treating the DUID as opaque", is it? Yes it is. Nowhere in this process do I need to take an existing DUID and treat it as anything o
by boomlinde 6y ago
> But that is not really "treating the DUID as opaque", is it?
Yes it is. Nowhere in this process do I need to take an existing DUID and treat it as anything other than an arbitrary sequence of bytes to be compared to another arbitrary sequence of bytes.
> Also, there is still the problem of forcing devices into DUID-LL mode which is neither the default nor common.
So maybe your use-case simply isn't common, perhaps because there are numerous ways to solve it that don't involve relying on ideal behavior in both DHCP v4 and v6 servers and clients. Take RFC 6939 for example, or just plain hostname based name assignments.
- corty 6y agoAnd how do I get the initial hostname? Is it unique? Will it even be set? The hostname field is optional ;)
- boomlinde 6y ago> Will it even be set? The hostname field is optional ;) Then of course, so is printing a barcode sticker representing the MAC address of the box you're installing. The basis for any solution that is going to let you install hundreds of hosts comfortably is the manufacturer going out of their way to support that, regardless of whether you're using plain DHCP or DHCPv6.