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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