At 10:24 AM 11/21/2003 +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ralph,
Expanding your text, would this be acceptable:
IPv6 Nodes that implement DHCP, MUST use DHCP to obtain other configuration
information (not including address(es) upon the receipt of a Router
Advertisement with the 'O' flag set (see section 5.5.3 of RFC2462).
John
John - would this sentence replace both paragraphs (from your previous e-mail):
IPv6 Nodes (acting as hosts) that implement DHCP, MUST use DHCP upon the receipt of a Router Advertisement with the 'O' flag set (see section 5.5.3 of RFC2462). In addition, in the absence of a router, hosts that implement DHCP MUST attempt to use DHCP. In this context, 'use DHCP' means trying to obtain only other configuration information through DHCP, not address(es).
IPv6 Nodes that do not implement DHCP can ignore the 'O' flag of a Router Advertisement. Furthermore, in the absence of a router, these types of node are not required to initiate DHCP.
I think your new text is OK for the first paragraph but we still need to address the second; perhaps:
If an IPv6 Node that implements DHCPv6 does not receive a Router Advertisement, it will initiate DHCPv6 for address assignment (see above). The use of DHCPv6 for address assignment will also provide other available configuration information.
IPv6 Nodes that do not implement DHCPv6 can ignore the 'O' flag of a Router Advertisement.
- Ralph
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