"Durand, Alain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > M : 1-bit "Managed address configuration" flag. When set, it
> > indicates that addresses are available via Dynamic Host
> > Configuration Protocol [DHCPv6], including addresses that were
> > not configured via stateless address autoconfiguration.
> I'm not sure I understand the last part of the sentence... Does it
> means that addresses configured via stateless address
> autoconfiguration are -also- availabe via DHCP?
No, it means that if you don't invoke DHC to get addresses, you won't
be getting all the addresses the network is telling you it thinks you
need. That is, DHC is providing addresses that are (presumably) not
available via stateless addrconf, hence you should use DHC to get
them.
I agree the wording could be better, e.g.,
M : 1-bit "Managed address configuration" flag. When set, it
indicates that addresses are available via Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol [DHCPv6], including addresses that are
likely not available via stateless address autoconfiguration.
> > Clients SHOULD use DHC to obtain addresses
> This is the core of the suggested change going from what was the
> equivalent of a MAY to a SHOULD... What is the rationale for that
> change?
Per my comment above, if you don't invoke DHC, you won't get all the
addresses the network is configured to be giving you. Hence, you
SHOULD invoke DHC to get them.
> > (and associated configuration information) as described in
> [ADDRCONF].
> > Note that when the M bit is set, the setting of the O bit is
> > irrelevant, since the DHC server will return "other"
> configuration
> > information together with addresses.
> The texts says nothing about what the client is supposed to do when the
> bit is not set.
> (same comment with O)
Actually, the text concludes with:
Note that if M and O are not set, clients SHOULD NOT not
request any information with DHC.
Perhaps that should be changed to
Note that if neither M nor O are set, clients SHOULD NOT not
request any information with DHC.
Thomas
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