We discussed the DHCPv6 issue at the v6ops meeting thsi past August. One observation about the requirement for DHCPv6 is the requirement for clarifying references to "stateful autoconfiguration" (SAAC): does SAAC == DHCPv6? Where does manual configuration fit?
Related to the previous question is the requirement for clarification of the 'M' and 'O' bits: for example, does setting the 'O' bit mean that hosts MUST perform SAAC for "other configuration information", which (depending on the answer to the question "SAAC == DHCPv6") has an impact on the requirement for implication of DHCPv6. I have a draft that I expect to submit for publication later today that summarizes these questions and a couple of other isssues around DHCPv6 that we discussed in the v6ops WG meeting... - Ralph On Sun, 27 Oct 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi all, > > 8) Support for DNS (is it a MUST)? Support for DNS discovery / DHCP? > > The design team has waviered over DNS. Some say a strong SHOULD is enough, > others say it is a MUST. What does this list feel? > > Should some level of DNS discovery / configuration be mandatory if DNS > is used? I guess manual configuration would be a MUST in that case. > The on-going DNS discovery issue still is yet to be completed, but could > we mention something in the draft+ > > Also, what about DHCPv6? Is it mandatory, if so what are the madatory > components, etc. Should it be mandatory for all types of devices? I think > a SHOULD or MAY, with some detail may be sufficient. > > best regards, > John > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > IETF IPng Working Group Mailing List > IPng Home Page: http://playground.sun.com/ipng > FTP archive: ftp://playground.sun.com/pub/ipng > Direct all administrative requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPng Working Group Mailing List IPng Home Page: http://playground.sun.com/ipng FTP archive: ftp://playground.sun.com/pub/ipng Direct all administrative requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------
