The Dynamic Host Configuration Working Group met in two half-day
sessions in Hawaii. The primary purpose of the meetings was to discuss
the Working Group's Internet Draft describing the dynamic host
configuration problem. The Working Group agreed on a final draft, which
has been added to the IETF Internet Draft series.
The Working Group has decided to concentrate first on the problem of
initializing the network layer. This initialization step includes the
allocation of an IP address to the host, and transmission of that
address, along with other subnet parameters such as subnet mask, MTU and
broadcast address to the host. Current protocols that address the
network layer initialization problem include RARP, BOOTP, the Athena
project's Network Information protocol (NIP), and Sun's diskless
workstation initialization mechanism. Based on the design parameters
laid out in the draft problem statement document, the Working Group
expects to define a new initialization protocol based primarily on BOOTP
and NIP.
The Working Group's problem statement has been made available for
comment as an Internet Draft. This document will be submitted for
publication as an RFC in after the February, 1990 IETF meeting. At the
February meeting, work will begin on the definition of the new network
layer initialization protocol. Upon completion, the protocol definition
will be submitted as an RFC. An experimental version of the new protocol
will be developed, based on the current version of NIP, after the
February meeting.
ATTENDEES
Almquist, Philip
Bagnall, Doug
Borman, Dave
Brackenridge, Billy
Catlett, Charlie
Cook, John
Easterday, Tom
Lear, Eliot
Lekashman, John
LoVerso, John
Mamakos, Louis A.
Melohn, Bill
Mockapetris, Paul
Pleasant, Mel
Reschly, Roberr J.
Roseustein, Mark
Schiller, Jeff
Solensky, Frank
Vaudreuil, Greg
Wilder, Bruce
Yasaki, Brian
