alt Hacker NewsThe article mentions that DHCPv6 was an afterthought because DHCP itself barely existed when IPv6 was being designed - they were still using things like RARP or BOOTP!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_Address_Resolution_Pro...
The article mentions that DHCPv6 was an afterthought because DHCP itself barely existed when IPv6 was being designed - they were still using things like RARP or BOOTP!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_Address_Resolution_Pro...
The article does seem to simultaneously claim that IPv6’s design is the result of wierd no longer current pressures but also that it’s perfectly fine and correctly designed.