Ralph,
I agree the text should be updated. To address your points 'c'
and 'd', it should be pointed out that 2462 was written so that there
was no dependency upon a particular stateful configuration protocol.
Operators would simply utilize their protocol of choice (DHCPv6 or foo)
and 2462 would allow that to be advertised to the hosts.
Brian
Ralph Droms wrote:
>
> OK, there are really several issues here:
> a. the text needs to be updated to use RFC 2119 keywords
> b. which keywords?
> c. what is "the stateful configuration protocol"?
> d. if the answer to "c" is DHCPv6, should RFC 2462 more
> explicitly reference the configuration-only version
> of DHCPv6 in the description of the 'O'flag?
>
> Without fixing a. RFC 2462 is underspecified in this area.
>
> I changed "should" into "MUST" because a network manager who wants hosts to
> use "the stateful configuration protocol" really expects those hosts to use
> it. It seemed like a good way to kick of the discussion.
>
> Now that the DHCPv6 spec is approaching completion, we ought to talk about
> c. and d.
>
> - Ralph
>
> At 02:05 AM 3/19/2002 +0900, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > >So, RFC 2462 only uses RFC 2119 keywords to describe the behavior of a host
> > >when the value of the 'O' flag remains unchanged. The text in section
> > >5.5.3 needs to be updated to:
> > > If the value of OtherConfigFlag changes from FALSE to
> > > TRUE, the host MUST invoke the stateful autoconfiguration
> > > protocol [...]
> >
> > you have changed "should" into "MUST". any reasons why? what happens
> > if a host does not have stateful autoconfiguration protocol
> > implementation?
> >
> > i think "SHOULD" is fine.
> >
> >itojun
>
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