Re: [dhcwg] WGLC on draft-ietf-dhc-relay-port-02 - respond by Apr 26

["Naiming Shen (naiming)" <[e-mail]>]

Ok, currently the text is this:

   The Relay Agent "Source Port Sub-option" is a new option, and it is
   part of the relay-agent-information option for DHCPv4 [RFC3046<https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3046>].  It
   SHOULD be used by a relay agent that uses a non-DHCP UDP port
   communicating with the DHCP server.

I can change it to:


   The Relay Agent "Source Port Sub-option" is a new option, and it is
   part of the relay-agent-information option for DHCPv4 [RFC3046<https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3046>].  It
   MUST be used by a relay agent that uses a non-DHCP UDP port
   communicating with the DHCP server.


and do the same for DHCPv6 part also.

Best Regards,
- Naiming

On Apr 6, 2017, at 5:17 PM, Ted Lemon <[e-mail]<mailto:[e-mail]>> wrote:

Hm, okay, but earlier you also specify that the router can just use a different source port without using the option.   If this isn't permitted, then you need to make that text more explicit: if and only if the relay sends the suboption can it use a different source port.

On Apr 6, 2017, at 5:15 PM, Naiming Shen (naiming) <[e-mail]<mailto:[e-mail]>> wrote:


Hi Ted,

In section 4.1 “Source Port Sub-option for DHCPv4", it says:

 When a DHCP server receives a message from a relay agent with the
 "Source Port Sub-option", it MUST remember the UDP source port of the
 message and use that port number as the UDP destination port when
 sending the reply message to the same relay agent.

In section 4.2 “Source Port Sub-option for DHCPv6", it says:

 When a DHCPv6 server receives a Relay-forward message with the "Relay
 Source Port Option", it MUST copy the option when constructing the
 Relay-reply chain in response to the Relay-forward message.  This
 option MUST NOT appear in any message other than a Relay-forward or
 Relay-reply message.  Additionally, the DHCPv6 server MUST check and
 use the UDP source port from the UDP packet of the Relay-forward
 message in replying to the relay agent.

thus the dhcp server behavior for both v4 and v6 is defined.

Best Regards,
- Naiming

On Apr 6, 2017, at 5:03 PM, Ted Lemon <[e-mail]<mailto:[e-mail]>> wrote:

No, that's not quite what I mean.   What I mean is that you have to explicitly say what the DHCP server does.   Right now I'm not seeing that.    Maybe I missed it—I read the document pretty quickly.

On Apr 6, 2017, at 5:02 PM, Naiming Shen (naiming) <[e-mail]<mailto:[e-mail]>> wrote:


Hi Ted,

Thanks for the suggestion. Currently in section 6 “Compatibility”, it says:

 It is recommended to upgrade the server side first before using a non-DHCP
 UDP port for a relay agent.

How about changing to this:

The DHCP server MUST be upgraded to support the extension specified
in this document before the extension is used by a relay agent.