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authorume <ume@FreeBSD.org>2003-08-08 16:42:37 +0000
committerume <ume@FreeBSD.org>2003-08-08 16:42:37 +0000
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Process the "O bit."
If the value of OtherConfigFlag changes from FALSE to TRUE, the host should invoke the stateful autoconfiguration protocol, requesting information. [RFC 2462 Section 5.5.3] Obtained from: KAME MFC after: 1 week
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@@ -40,15 +40,19 @@
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl dDfm1
+.Op Fl O Ar script-name
.Ar interface ...
.Nm
.Op Fl dDfm1
+.Op Fl O Ar script-name
.Fl a
.Nm rtsol
.Op Fl dD
+.Op Fl O Ar script-name
.Ar interface ...
.Nm rtsol
.Op Fl dD
+.Op Fl O Ar script-name
.Fl a
.\"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
@@ -128,6 +132,21 @@ When sending a Router Solicitation on an interface,
.Nm
includes a Source Link-layer address option if the interface
has a link-layer address.
+.Lp
+.Nm
+manages a per-interface parameter to detect if a separate protocol is
+needed for configuration parameters other than host's addresses.
+At the invocation time, the flag is FALSE, and becomes TRUE when
+the daemon receives a router advertisement with the OtherConfig flag
+being set.
+A script file can be specified to deal with the case
+.Pq see below .
+When
+.Nm
+start resending router solicitation messages by one of the conditions
+events,
+the daemon resets the parameter because the event may indicate a
+change on the attached link.
.Pp
Upon receipt of signal
.Dv SIGUSR1 ,
@@ -178,6 +197,20 @@ Transmit Router Solicitation packets until at least one valid Router
Advertisement packet has arrived on each
.Ar interface ,
then exit.
+.It Fl O Ar script-name
+Specifies a supplement script file to handle the Other Configuration
+flag of the router advertisement.
+When the flag changes from FALSE to TRUE,
+.Nm
+will invoke
+.Ar script-name
+with a single argument of the receiving interface name,
+expecting the script will then start a protocol for the other
+configuration.
+.Ar script-name
+must be the absolute path from root to the script file, be a regular
+file, and be created by the same owner who runs
+.Nm .
.El
.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
.Ex -std rtsold rtsol
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