[ntp:hackers] use of DHCP to assign Time Servers....

todd glassey tglassey at earthlink.net
Tue Sep 5 16:13:58 UTC 2006


You got it BLU - no problem Makes perfect sense to me.

T.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Utterback" <brian.utterback at sun.com>
To: "todd glassey" <tglassey at earthlink.net>
Cc: "Ted Lemon" <mellon at fugue.com>; <hackers at ntp.isc.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 8:50 AM
Subject: Re: [ntp:hackers] use of DHCP to assign Time Servers....


> todd glassey wrote:
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Ted Lemon" <mellon at fugue.com>
> > To: "todd glassey" <tglassey at earthlink.net>; <hackers at ntp.isc.org>
> > Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 4:10 PM
> > Subject: Re: [ntp:hackers] use of DHCP to assign Time Servers....
> >
> >
> >> DHCP isn't hierarchical - it's a simple client<->server protocol.   So
> >> there's no such thing as a DHCP root.   And generally speaking, vendor
> >> extensions are used for non-standard protocols.
> >
> > Ted - I am aware of what DHCP and BootP are - I have used them for years
for
> > remote installing and booting systems. I apologize for the improper term
> > ROOT - this is after all also the home of BIND consoratia and its
standing
> > as the F-Root source.
> >
> >> The DHC working group tends to be pretty responsive about getting
things
> >> done; if you have a need that you'd like to see filled, rather than
> >> using vendor extensions I would urge you to just write up what you want
> >> and get it into the standard, assuming that what you need isn't already
> >> present.
> >
> > OK, then it would make sense to talk about a Dynamic Application
> > Configuration Extension to DHCP.  (DAppCon?)
> >
> >> I'd be happy to help you with this.
> >
> > Thanks -
> >
> >> At this point I'm a little vague on what you want, though.
> >
> > These are 200,000 meter descriptions - pretty high level.
> >
> > 1)    I want to be able to install a client without a config file on an
end
> > node system and have it come-alive and set through a remote protocol its
> > configuration.
> >
> > 2)    I want to be able to install a client with a config file and by
> > overriding it at the command line force it to use a DHCP based config
> > instance rather than the local Config file based startup.
> >
> > 3)    I want a secured method of accomplishing the #1 install with a
full
> > audit trail showing each event in the installation including the
rebuilding
> > of the PATH controls or LD library indexes.
> >
> >
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> This harkens back to the discussion we had when Dave first was
> talking about revamping the configuration stuff, namely allowing
> the "-c" flag to take a URL. If a new DHCP option could be defined
> that presented a URL, and the -c flag could be made to take a "dhcp:"
> URL, then I think we would have the framework for what you are
> talking about.
>
> -- 
> blu
>
> "When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become
> President; I'm beginning to believe it." - Clarence Darrow
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