Appendix A. Conformance to Internet Host Requirements

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Background

The Host Requirements RFCs (RFC 1122 and RFC 1123)

Configuring Digital UNIX to Conditionally Comply to the Host Requirements RFCs

This appendix addresses the conformance of Digital UNIX to Internet host requirements as specified by Request for Comments (RFC) 1122: Requirements for Internet Hosts − Communication Layers and RFC 1123: Requirements for Internet Hosts − Applications and Support, and the RFCs that they reference. (RFCs 1122 and 1123 are referred to as Host Requirements RFCs throughout this appendix.)

Note: Although there are RFCs that specify internetworking protocols not referenced in the Host Requirements RFCs, the conformance of Digital UNIX to the requirements specified in those RFCs is beyond the scope of this appendix.

The Digital UNIX Software Product Description (SPD) contains additional technical information about the networking component of Digital UNIX and a complete list of RFCs implemented in Digital UNIX.

This appendix contains the following information:

• Background information that briefly describes what RFCs are and, in particular, describes the Host Requirements RFCs.

• Tables that list the RFCs that the Host Requirements RFCs reference and against which Digital UNIX was validated.

  Associated with each table is a pointer to information in the Host Requirements RFCs that discusses requirements for each Internet layer or protocol.

• A discussion of how Digital UNIX systems can be configured conditionally to comply to Internet Host Requirements when acting as a host.