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Subject: Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] general theory question RE: dhcp on a peer only
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On Tue, Dec 08, 2009 at 08:24:01PM -0800, George Sanders wrote:
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> This is not a BATMAN specific question, but I see very clueful chatter here and would appreciate any comments.
> 
> My question is:
> 
> Who provides IP addresses in a truly ad-hoc, truly "peer only" mesh network ?

One option is IPv6 and link local addresses. These are derived from
the MAC address, plus duplicate address detection, to ensure the IP
address is unique. http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4862

Another option is zeroconf, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeroconf, 
http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3927.

Another option is statically configure all the boxes with a unique IP
address from a well know subnet. It is often worth remembering that a
truly ad-hoc, truly "peer only" mesh network is used within some sort
of organization. The organization can impose management rules.

	Andrew