Re: [Technical Errata Reported] RFC2131 (7776)

Bernie Volz <[email protected]>
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Please also see RFC6842 as relaxed this earlier restriction.

RFC 6842: Client Identifier Option in DHCP Server Replies

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- Bernie (from iPad)

On Jan 23, 2024, at 12:33 PM, Rebecca VanRheenen <[email protected]> wrote:

Hi all,

Note that we have updated the Original/Corrected text in this errata report to conform to the expected style. See https://www.rfc-editor.org/errata/eid7776.

Thank you,
RFC Editor/rv

On Jan 23, 2024, at 8:25 AM, RFC Errata System <[email protected]> wrote:

The following errata report has been submitted for RFC2131,

"Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol".

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You may review the report below and at:

https://www.rfc-editor.org/errata/eid7776

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Type: Technical

Reported by: Imrane <[email protected]>

Section: 4.3.1

Original Text

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In the page 29 (if you were reading on a PDF),

section "4.3.1 DHCPDISCOVER message"

"table 3: Fields and options used by DHCP server",

on the "options" list, the "Client identifier" option,

it says "MUST NOT" for both DHCPOFFER and DHCPACK, however on DHCPNAK it says "MAY".

Corrected Text

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"Client Identifier" should be a "MUST NOT" for the DHCPNAK as well.

Notes

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It seems that the field should only be used by a client and never by a server, and if that's true for the OFFER and ACK, then it should be even more correct for the NAK.

"Vendor class identifier" has a MAY for all three messages, so maybe it was a typo in the previous option because of the repetitive input in the next one.

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RFC2131 (no draft string recorded)

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Title : Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

Publication Date : March 1997

Author(s) : R. Droms

Category : DRAFT STANDARD

Source : Dynamic Host Configuration

Area : Internet

Stream : IETF

Verifying Party : IESG

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