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-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/erl_dist_protocol.xml28
-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/erl_ext_fig.gifbin3840 -> 3834 bytes
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diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl_dist_protocol.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl_dist_protocol.xml
index 1951d498cd..185c75fe84 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/erl_dist_protocol.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/erl_dist_protocol.xml
@@ -109,8 +109,7 @@
<title>Register a Node in EPMD</title>
<p>When a distributed node is started it registers itself in the EPMD.
The message <c>ALIVE2_REQ</c> described below is sent from the node to
- the EPMD. The response from the EPMD is <c>ALIVE2_X_RESP</c> (or
- <c>ALIVE2_RESP</c>).</p>
+ the EPMD. The response from the EPMD is <c>ALIVE2_RESP</c>.</p>
<table align="left">
<row>
@@ -156,12 +155,12 @@
<tag><c>HighestVersion</c></tag>
<item>
<p>The highest distribution version that this node can handle.
- The value in OTP 22 and later is 6.</p>
+ The value in Erlang/OTP R6B and later is 5.</p>
</item>
<tag><c>LowestVersion</c></tag>
<item>
<p>The lowest distribution version that this node can handle.
- The value in OTP 22 and later is 5.</p>
+ The value in Erlang/OTP R6B and later is 5.</p>
</item>
<tag><c>Nlen</c></tag>
<item>
@@ -185,24 +184,7 @@
node is a distributed node. When the connection is closed,
the node is automatically unregistered from the EPMD.</p>
- <p>The response message is either <c>ALIVE2_X_RESP</c> or
- <c>ALIVE2_RESP</c> depending on distribution version. If both the node
- and EPMD support distribution version 6 then response is
- <c>ALIVE2_X_RESP</c> otherwise it is the older <c>ALIVE2_RESP</c>:</p>
-
- <table align="left">
- <row>
- <cell align="center">1</cell>
- <cell align="center">1</cell>
- <cell align="center">4</cell>
- </row>
- <row>
- <cell align="center"><c>118</c></cell>
- <cell align="center"><c>Result</c></cell>
- <cell align="center"><c>Creation</c></cell>
- </row>
- <tcaption>ALIVE2_X_RESP (118) with 32 bit creation</tcaption>
- </table>
+ <p>The response message <c>ALIVE2_RESP</c> is as follows:</p>
<table align="left">
<row>
@@ -215,7 +197,7 @@
<cell align="center"><c>Result</c></cell>
<cell align="center"><c>Creation</c></cell>
</row>
- <tcaption>ALIVE2_RESP (121) with 16-bit creation</tcaption>
+ <tcaption>ALIVE2_RESP (121)</tcaption>
</table>
<p>Result = 0 -> ok, result &gt; 0 -> error.</p>
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index 40dd17bd5e..14d6bbc871 100644
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