Subject: RE: PMP> [One bug three times] Updates for IANA Printer MIB

From: "McDonald, Ira" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 10:11:09 -0700

Hi Ron,

We have 'unknown(2)' defined in EVERY other textual convention
in IANA Printer MIB and Printer MIB v2 modules, except these
three - I've been writing workarounds for Xerox and Sharp
implementors (for appropriate default values) for five years.

One bug - three occurrences - one CR to fix it.

Cheers,
- Ira

Ira McDonald (Musician / Software Architect)
Blue Roof Music / High North Inc
PO Box 221  Grand Marais, MI  49839
phone: +1-906-494-2434
email: [email-masked]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bergman, Ron [mailto:[email-masked]]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 11:26 AM
> To: McDonald, Ira; [email-masked]
> Subject: RE: PMP> Updates for IANA Printer MIB
> 
> 
> I am not sure why we are now trying to make all these changes 
> to the MIB.
> A need was identified to add unknown(2) to PrtChannelTypeTC 
> for the Port
> Monitor MIB.  Expanding this request to other TCs is out of 
> scope.  If a
> need for these other enums occurs later on they can be added 
> then.  In the
> mean time, let's just fix the identified problem.
> 
> 	Ron
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email-masked] [mailto:[email-masked]]On Behalf 
> Of McDonald,
> Ira
> Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 9:03 AM
> To: [email-masked]'
> Subject: PMP> Updates for IANA Printer MIB
> 
> 
> Hi folks,                                          Monday (25 
> July 2005)
> 
> Below are proposed updates for missing 'out-of-band' values to three
> textual conventions defined in the IANA-PRINTER-MIB.  These missing
> 'unknown(2)' values were technical errors in Printer MIB v1 (RFC 1759)
> and Printer MIB v2 (RFC 3805).
> 
> These updates will allow the new Printer Port Monitor MIB to use a
> syntax of PrtChannelTypeTC for the ppmPortProtocolType object (as
> recently requested by Bert Wijnen).  These updates should also improve
> interoperability among Printer MIB implementations (they are all the
> appropriate default values).
> 
> After review, these additions should be sent to IANA for registration
> in the IANA-PRINTER-MIB by our Designated Experts, Bert 
> Wijnen and Harry
> Lewis.
> 
> Comments?
> 
> Cheers,
> - Ira (co-editor of Printer MIB v2)
> 
> 
> Ira McDonald (Musician / Software Architect)
> Blue Roof Music / High North Inc
> PO Box 221  Grand Marais, MI  49839
> phone: +1-906-494-2434
> email: [email-masked]
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------
> 
> (1) PrtCoverStatusTC - add
>         unknown(2),          -- Not in RFC 1759
> 
> (2) PrtChannelTypeTC - add
>         unknown(2),          -- Not in RFC 1759
> 
> (3) PrtAlertGroupTC - delete
> 
> (4) PrtAlertGroupTC - add
>         unknown(2),          -- Not in RFC 1759
>         -- (2) is reserved for conformance information
>