> In any event, perhaps the best way to simplify the protocol would be to > drop > the "O" bit altogether. That is, make no attempt to control how a host > goes > about finding the additional configuration information. There was a brief > discussion about this issue at an IPv6 WG interim meeting (Aug 2002?). If > I remember correctly, and at the risk of over-simplification, the > point of the discussion was that, if I'm a network administrator, under > what > circumstances would I ever want to set the 'O' bit so that a device does > not > use all available mechanisms to obtain other configuration information?
If we want to drop bits, I would rather drop the 'M' bit, to reflect the consensus that autonomous allocation of addresses is the norm (MUST implement) and that allocation through DHCP is an optional facility. -- Christian Huitema -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPv6 working group mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Administrative Requests: https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 --------------------------------------------------------------------
