Re: [rfc2462bis] what is the stateful configuration protocol

2004-04-15 Thread JINMEI Tatuya / $B?@L@C#:H(B
> On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 21:46:46 +0900, > JINMEI Tatuya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >> I also wanted to recall a conversation that taken place at the IPv6 interim >> meeting about the usefulness of the 'O' bit ... however, if this >> conversation is out-of-scope to the revision of RFC 2461, t

Re: [rfc2462bis] what is the stateful configuration protocol

2004-04-15 Thread JINMEI Tatuya / $B?@L@C#:H(B
> On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 07:45:04 -0400, > Ralph Droms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > I had intended only to make the suggestion that "stateful" be dropped from > the phrase "other stateful configuration" (in RFC 2461) , because of the > potential confusion between "other stateful configuration

Re: [rfc2462bis] what is the stateful configuration protocol

2004-04-15 Thread Ralph Droms
Jinmei-san - I distracted the conversation a little with my posting ... I think we have come to consensus as you describe in http://www1.ietf.org/mail-archive/working-groups/ipv6/current/msg02280.html and we can consider the question of "how clearly we should specify the stateful address configurat

Re: [rfc2462bis] what is the stateful configuration protocol

2004-04-15 Thread JINMEI Tatuya / $B?@L@C#:H(B
> On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 06:48:57 -0400, > Ralph Droms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > I think DHCPv6 ought to be cited as the protocol for other configuration > information, as well. > However, it seems to me the phrase "stateful protocol for *other* > configurations" is a little misleading.

Re: [rfc2462bis] what is the stateful configuration protocol

2004-04-15 Thread JINMEI Tatuya / $B?@L@C#:H(B
> On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 22:53:07 +0900, > JINMEI Tatuya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Regarding issue 277 of rfc2462bis (Semantics of M/O flags), one > controversial issue is how clearly we should specify the stateful > address configuration protocol. > The question actually consists of the

Re: [rfc2462bis] what is the stateful configuration protocol

2004-04-14 Thread Fred Templin
Ralph Droms wrote: "Autonomous/managed" or "serverless/server-based" might be more correct... If asked to vote on one of these two proposals, I would select "autonomous/managed"; a node that is "autonomous" in terms of address configuration might be a "server" for some other function unrealt

Re: [rfc2462bis] what is the stateful configuration protocol

2004-04-14 Thread Iljitsch van Beijnum
On 14-apr-04, at 14:35, Ralph Droms wrote: I suggest dropping "stateful" from the description because of the potential for confusion inherent in providing a "stateful protocol for *other* configurations" with "stateless DHCPv6" [RFC 3736]. This confusion arises from the unfortunate decision to d

Re: [rfc2462bis] what is the stateful configuration protocol

2004-04-14 Thread Alain Durand
On Apr 14, 2004, at 10:11 AM, Ralph Droms wrote: Followup on the meaning of "stateless" - one way to interpret "stateless" in the context of DHCPv6 is: "does not require the maintenance of any dynamic state for individual clients" (RFC 3736). The server does, of course, maintain configuration s

RE: [rfc2462bis] what is the stateful configuration protocol

2004-04-14 Thread Soliman Hesham
Hi Ralph, > I suggest dropping "stateful" from the description because > of the potential > for confusion inherent in providing a "stateful protocol for *other* > configurations" with "stateless DHCPv6" [RFC 3736]. => I don't find the words "stateful" and "stateless" confusing at all in thi

Re: [rfc2462bis] what is the stateful configuration protocol

2004-04-14 Thread Alain Durand
On Apr 14, 2004, at 9:19 AM, Christian Huitema wrote: 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. Actually, I never really understo

Re: [rfc2462bis] what is the stateful configuration protocol

2004-04-14 Thread Ralph Droms
Followup on the meaning of "stateless" - one way to interpret "stateless" in the context of DHCPv6 is: "does not require the maintenance of any dynamic state for individual clients" (RFC 3736). The server does, of course, maintain configuration state and can make decisions about the response sent

RE: [rfc2462bis] what is the stateful configuration protocol

2004-04-14 Thread Christian Huitema
> 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

Re: [rfc2462bis] what is the stateful configuration protocol

2004-04-14 Thread Alain Durand
On Apr 14, 2004, at 3:48 AM, Ralph Droms wrote: Jinmei-san, I think DHCPv6 ought to be cited as the protocol for other configuration information, as well. This is the logical extension. However, it seems to me the phrase "stateful protocol for *other* configurations" is a little misleading. I

Re: [rfc2462bis] what is the stateful configuration protocol

2004-04-14 Thread Ralph Droms
I suggest dropping "stateful" from the description because of the potential for confusion inherent in providing a "stateful protocol for *other* configurations" with "stateless DHCPv6" [RFC 3736]. This confusion arises from the unfortunate decision to differentiate RFC 2462 address assignment from

Re: [rfc2462bis] what is the stateful configuration protocol

2004-04-14 Thread Iljitsch van Beijnum
On 14-apr-04, at 12:48, Ralph Droms wrote: I think DHCPv6 ought to be cited as the protocol for other configuration information, as well. However, it seems to me the phrase "stateful protocol for *other* configurations" is a little misleading. I think the word "stateful" could be dropped. And

Re: [rfc2462bis] what is the stateful configuration protocol

2004-04-14 Thread Ralph Droms
Jinmei-san, I think DHCPv6 ought to be cited as the protocol for other configuration information, as well. However, it seems to me the phrase "stateful protocol for *other* configurations" is a little misleading. I think the word "stateful" could be dropped. - Ralph At 11:42 PM 4/13/2004 +0900,

RE: [rfc2462bis] what is the stateful configuration protocol

2004-04-13 Thread Bernie Volz
I'm for (1) DHCPv6 and a reference to RFC 3315 (X). - Bernie Volz -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 3:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [rfc2462bis] what i

RE: [rfc2462bis] what is the stateful configuration protocol

2004-04-13 Thread john . loughney
Hi all, > >Question A: how should rfc2462bis specify the stateful protocol? > > > >possible answers: > > 1. clearly say that stateful address configuration is DHCPv6 > > 2. (intentionally) do not say anything about this, and (implicitly > > or explicitly) leave it to the node requirements do

Re: [rfc2462bis] what is the stateful configuration protocol

2004-04-13 Thread Kurt Erik Lindqvist
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2004-04-13, at 20.37, Kurt Erik Lindqvist wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > > On 2004-04-13, at 15.53, JINMEI Tatuya / çæéå wrote: > >> Is there any other reason for not being clear on this (i.e., not >> clearly say the

Re: [rfc2462bis] what is the stateful configuration protocol

2004-04-13 Thread Kurt Erik Lindqvist
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2004-04-13, at 15.53, JINMEI Tatuya / çæéå wrote: > Is there any other reason for not being clear on this (i.e., not > clearly say the stateful protocol is DHCPv6)? Or is this just a > matter of preference? I would prefer 2+Y. Simply to minimize

Re: [rfc2462bis] what is the stateful configuration protocol

2004-04-13 Thread Alain Durand
JINMEI Tatuya / wrote: Question A: how should rfc2462bis specify the stateful protocol? possible answers: 1. clearly say that stateful address configuration is DHCPv6 2. (intentionally) do not say anything about this, and (implicitly or explicitly) leave it to the node requirements doc

Re: [rfc2462bis] what is the stateful configuration protocol

2004-04-13 Thread S. Daniel Park
I second 1+X. AFAIC, from the beginning, this draft explicitly considered DHCPv6 (though it was not RFC) as a stateful mechanism. "Stateful autoconfiguration is described in [DHCPv6]." wrote in RFC1971, Aug. 1996. - Daniel (Soohong Daniel Park) - Mobile Platform Laboratory, Samsung Electronics

Re: [rfc2462bis] what is the stateful configuration protocol

2004-04-13 Thread JINMEI Tatuya / $B?@L@C#:H(B
> On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 22:53:07 +0900, > JINMEI Tatuya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Regarding issue 277 of rfc2462bis (Semantics of M/O flags), one > controversial issue is how clearly we should specify the stateful > address configuration protocol. (forgot to mention this) in this message

Re :[rfc2462bis] what is the stateful configuration protocol

2004-04-13 Thread PARK SOO HONG
Title: Samsung Enterprise Portal mySingle I second 1+X.AFAIC, from the beginning, this draft explicitly considered DHCPv6 (though it was not RFC)as a stateful mechanism."Stateful autoconfiguration is described in [DHCPv6]."wrote in RFC1971, Aug. 1996.  Daniel (Soohong Daniel Park) Mobile Platfo