Re: Documentation for 169.254?

2001-10-27 Thread justin
This is discussed in some detail in the "zero-conf" IDs; I don't know that any are RFCs yet. The intent is to mimic the "stateless autoconfiguration" in IPv6 in an IPv4 world. Regards, Justin On Friday, October 26, 2001, at 11:44 , Paul Hoffman / VPNC wrote: > Sorry to barge in with a techn

Re: IETF52 IPv6 plans

2001-10-27 Thread Bill Manning
It was refreshing that at the last NANOG in Oakland, IPv6 just worked. Cisco did a great job. % % % [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: % > Hello. are there plans to deploy IPv6 into the terminal cluster % > network at IETF52 (salt lake city)? if not, I would like to help out % > and c

Re: Documentation for 169.254?

2001-10-27 Thread Bill Manning
% % Sorry to barge in with a technical, standards-related question. It % seems that there is a common practice that when a host asks for an % IPv4 address, such as through DHCP, but the host isn't attached to % the network, that the software gives it an address of 169.254.x.y. Is % this documente

Re: Jim Fleming's posting privilleges have been revoked

2001-10-27 Thread Thomas Dineen
Gentle People: Pleeease stop this thread. I am under the impression that this reflector was intended for the discussion of the standardization of Internet Protocols. Please limit its use to this topic only. Thomas Dineen - Original Message - From: "RJ Auburn" <[EMAIL PR

Re: Jim Fleming's posting privilleges have been revoked

2001-10-27 Thread Perry E. Metzger
RJ Auburn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thu, 25 Oct 2001, grenville armitage wrote: > > Anthony Atkielski wrote: > > > I guess those of us who might be interested in hearing all > > > opinions--and not just those that agree with your own--are out > > > of luck, eh? > > > > Not at all. Let Jim

Re: IETF52 IPv6 plans

2001-10-27 Thread Perry E. Metzger
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Hello. are there plans to deploy IPv6 into the terminal cluster > network at IETF52 (salt lake city)? if not, I would like to help out > and configure it. who will be hosting this time? By the way, I'd like to note that IPv6 service at our meeting

Re: Documentation for 169.254?

2001-10-27 Thread Michael H. Warfield
On Fri, Oct 26, 2001 at 11:44:12AM -0700, Paul Hoffman / VPNC wrote: > Sorry to barge in with a technical, standards-related question. It > seems that there is a common practice that when a host asks for an > IPv4 address, such as through DHCP, but the host isn't attached to > the network, that th

censorship process?

2001-10-27 Thread James P. Salsman
I would like to know more about the decision process involving censorship on the IETF list. About October 5th I sent a reply to a message from "Cel" http://ietf.org/mail-archive/ietf/Current/msg13899.html which specifically asked for any ideas to stop the solicitation from the "DEPARTMENT OF PE

Documentation for 169.254?

2001-10-27 Thread Paul Hoffman / VPNC
Sorry to barge in with a technical, standards-related question. It seems that there is a common practice that when a host asks for an IPv4 address, such as through DHCP, but the host isn't attached to the network, that the software gives it an address of 169.254.x.y. Is this documented in any RFC?

first my apologies... and I will only send this once...

2001-10-27 Thread Jeff Prodzinski
my goodness of the 150msgs in my *filtered* ietf inbox 130 are off-topic. Isnt there some way around all of this? Also, a question Is there a digest version of this list? Thanks and again I am sorry for adding to the off-topic postings... -- Original Message ---