Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:36:26 +0900
From: Mitsuru Chinen <mitch@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: [users:00787] Re: Query on DHCPv6 rfc3736 - test case 3
To: users@tahi.org
Cc: Channa <channa.kad@gmail.com>
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On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:09:13 +0530
Channa <channa.kad@gmail.com> wrote:

> Query regarding DHCPv6 TAHI test suite
> 
> DHCP test suite version - DHCPv6_Self_Test_P2_1_0_9
> 
> V6eval version - v6eval-3.0.13
> 
> RFC3736 - test case 3.
> 
> NUT as Client : ARM target board.
> 
> TN (Server) - DHCPv6 TAHI test suite installed on FreeBSD 6.3.
> 
> TN (DNS server) - DHCPv6 server and DNS server running on CentOS 5.1.
> 
> For rfc3736, "test case 3 - C_RFC2462_RA_TFT.seq - Router Advertisement's M
> bit changes from TRUE to FALSE to TRUE"
> Do we need to run both DHCPv6 server and DNS server on CentOS or only DNS
> server?
> 
> if i run only DNS server on CentOs then test case 3 PASSES. if i run both
> DHCPv6 server and DNS server then test case 3 FAILS.
> According to my understanding  FreeBSD acts as a DHCPv6 server and running
> only DNS server on CentOS is enough. is my understanding correct?
> 
> waiting for reply very soon.......

TN (DNS server) is not necessary at all. tests in DHCPv6 conformance
testsuite emulates all nodes in the test topology. Attaching the other
node to the network where TN and NUT exist breaks the test procedure.

Best Regards,
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Mitsuru Chinen <mitch@linux.vnet.ibm.com>