There's an element of permission inherent in a door! I mean, it's a breach in a wall, specifically put there at great additional expense, just to allow people

There's an element of permission inherent in a door! I mean, it's a breach in a wall, specifically put there at great additional expense, just to allow people entry! In either case, an enabling technology isn't inherently an invitation. Again, just because you CAN use a technology to do something, doesn't mean you MAY. And with respect to the comment about "this way please", and the "actively configuring my device", please note that the client initiates the DHCP conversation with a Discovery message. Discovery: "Can anyone give me DC info so I can set up my H, please?", Offer: "Yes, I can, here's one configuration option!" Request: "Yes please, that sounds good, I'll take it" Ack: "Okay, you got it". Note that the DHCP Discovery