Re: The stupidity of trying to "fix" DHCPv6

[sthaug () nethelp no]

> > Ethernet is not designed for huge LANs. If you want that you need
> > to make significant changes - http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mas90/MOOSE/
>
> Hm:
>
> "Our object is to design a communication system which can grow smoothly to accommodate several buildings full of 
> personal computers and the facilities needed for their support."
>
> Ethernet: Distributed Packet Switching for Local Computer Networks
> Robert M. Metcalfe and David R. Boggs
> Communications of the ACM Volume 19 Issue 7, July 1976

So let's change it slightly: Ethernet is not designed for huge
broadcast domains.

How big is huge? To some degree it depends on how broadcast "chatty"
the protocols used are - but there's also the matter of having a
size which makes it possible to troubleshoot. Personally I'd prefer
an upper limit of a few hundred computers.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug () nethelp no