Subject: Re: IESG draft-cheshire-ipv4-acd-02.txt

From: Stuart Cheshire <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 11:28:01 -0800

Robert Elz wrote:

>2131 says to broadcast an ARP *reply* to announce a new address
>that is what all DHCP clients do.

That is what *all* DHCP clients do? On what basis do you make this 
assertion?

When I checked with a packet sniffer, this is what I found:

Mac OS uses ARP Request.
Windows uses ARP Request.
BSD uses ARP Request.

Which operating systems have you found that announce new addresses using 
ARP reply?

Stuart Cheshire <[email-masked]>
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