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diff --git a/doc/draft-ietf-dhc-options-1533update-06.txt b/doc/draft-ietf-dhc-options-1533update-06.txt deleted file mode 100644 index f62107ae..00000000 --- a/doc/draft-ietf-dhc-options-1533update-06.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,2127 +0,0 @@ - - -Network Working Group S. Alexander -INTERNET DRAFT Silicon Graphics, Inc. -Obsoletes: draft-ietf-dhc-options-1533update-05.txt R. Droms - Bucknell University - December 1996 - Expires June 1997 - - - DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions - <draft-ietf-dhc-options-1533update-06.txt> - -Status of this memo - - This document is an Internet-Draft. Internet-Drafts are working - documents of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), its areas, - and its working groups. Note that other groups may also distribute - working documents as Internet-Drafts. - - Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months - and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any - time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference - material or to cite them other than as ``work in progress.'' - - To learn the current status of any Internet-Draft, please check the - ``1id-abstracts.txt'' listing contained in the Internet-Drafts Shadow - Directories on ftp.is.co.za (Africa), nic.nordu.net (Europe), - munnari.oz.au (Pacific Rim), ds.internic.net (US East Coast), or - ftp.isi.edu (US West Coast). - -Abstract - - The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) [1] provides a - framework for passing configuration information to hosts on a TCP/IP - network. Configuration parameters and other control information are - carried in tagged data items that are stored in the 'options' field - of the DHCP message. The data items themselves are also called - "options." - - This document specifies the current set of DHCP options. Future - options will be specified in separate RFCs. The current list of - valid options is also available in - ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/iana/assignments [22]. - - All of the vendor information extensions defined in RFC 1497 [2] may - be used as DHCP options. The definitions given in RFC 1497 are - included in this document, which supersedes RFC 1497. All of the - DHCP options defined in this document, except for those specific to - DHCP as defined in section 9, may be used as BOOTP vendor information - - - -Alexander & Droms [Page 1] - -DRAFT DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions December 1996 - - - extensions. - -Table of Contents - - 1. Introduction .............................................. 2 - 2. BOOTP Extension/DHCP Option Field Format .................. 4 - 3. RFC 1497 Vendor Extensions ................................ 5 - 4. IP Layer Parameters per Host .............................. 12 - 5. IP Layer Parameters per Interface ........................ 15 - 6. Link Layer Parameters per Interface ....................... 19 - 7. TCP Parameters ............................................ 20 - 8. Application and Service Parameters ........................ 21 - 9. DHCP Extensions ........................................... 29 - 10. Defining new extensions ................................... 35 - 11. Acknowledgements .......................................... 35 - 12. References ................................................ 36 - 13. Security Considerations ................................... 37 - 14. Authors' Addresses ........................................ 37 - -1. Introduction - - This document specifies options for use with both the Dynamic Host - Configuration Protocol and the Bootstrap Protocol. - - The full description of DHCP packet formats may be found in the DHCP - specification document [1], and the full description of BOOTP packet - formats may be found in the BOOTP specification document [3]. This - document defines the format of information in the last field of DHCP - packets ('options') and of BOOTP packets ('vend'). The remainder of - this section defines a generalized use of this area for giving - information useful to a wide class of machines, operating systems and - configurations. Sites with a single DHCP or BOOTP server that is - shared among heterogeneous clients may choose to define other, site- - specific formats for the use of the 'options' field. - - Section 2 of this memo describes the formats of DHCP options and - BOOTP vendor extensions. Section 3 describes options defined in - previous documents for use with BOOTP (all may also be used with - DHCP). Sections 4-8 define new options intended for use with both - DHCP and BOOTP. Section 9 defines options used only in DHCP. - - References further describing most of the options defined in sections - 2-6 can be found in section 12. The use of the options defined in - section 9 is described in the DHCP specification [1]. - - Information on registering new options is contained in section 10. - - This document updates the definition of DHCP/BOOTP options that - - - -Alexander & Droms [Page 2] - -DRAFT DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions December 1996 - - - appears in RFC1533. The classing mechanism has been extended to - include vendor classes as described in section 8.4 and 9.13. The new - procedure for defining new DHCP/BOOTP options in described in section - 10. Several new options, including NIS+ domain and servers, Mobile - IP home agent, SMTP server, TFTP server and Bootfile server, have - been added. Text giving definitions used throughout the document has - been added in section 1.1. Text emphasizing the need for uniqueness - of client-identifiers has been added to section 9.14. - -1.1 Requirements - - Throughout this document, the words that are used to define the - significance of particular requirements are capitalized. These words - are: - - o "MUST" - - This word or the adjective "REQUIRED" means that the - item is an absolute requirement of this specification. - - o "MUST NOT" - - This phrase means that the item is an absolute prohibition - of this specification. - - o "SHOULD" - - This word or the adjective "RECOMMENDED" means that there - may exist valid reasons in particular circumstances to ignore - this item, but the full implications should be understood and - the case carefully weighed before choosing a different course. - - o "SHOULD NOT" - - This phrase means that there may exist valid reasons in - particular circumstances when the listed behavior is acceptable - or even useful, but the full implications should be understood - and the case carefully weighed before implementing any behavior - described with this label. - - o "MAY" - - This word or the adjective "OPTIONAL" means that this item is - truly optional. One vendor may choose to include the item - because a particular marketplace requires it or because it - enhances the product, for example; another vendor may omit the - same item. - - - - -Alexander & Droms [Page 3] - -DRAFT DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions December 1996 - - -1.2 Terminology - - This document uses the following terms: - - o "DHCP client" - - A DHCP client or "client" is an Internet host using DHCP to obtain - configuration parameters such as a network address. - - o "DHCP server" - - A DHCP server of "server"is an Internet host that returns - configuration parameters to DHCP clients. - - o "binding" - - A binding is a collection of configuration parameters, including - at least an IP address, associated with or "bound to" a DHCP - client. Bindings are managed by DHCP servers. - -2. BOOTP Extension/DHCP Option Field Format - - DHCP options have the same format as the BOOTP 'vendor extensions' - defined in RFC 1497 [2]. Options may be fixed length or variable - length. All options begin with a tag octet, which uniquely - identifies the option. Fixed-length options without data consist of - only a tag octet. Only options 0 and 255 are fixed length. All - other options are variable-length with a length octet following the - tag octet. The value of the length octet does not include the two - octets specifying the tag and length. The length octet is followed - by "length" octets of data. - Options containing NVT ASCII data SHOULD NOT include a trailing NULL; - however, the receiver of such options MUST be prepared to delete - trailing nulls if they exist. - The receiver MUST NOT - require that a trailing null be included in the data. In the case - of some variable-length - options the length field is a constant but must still be specified. - - Any options defined subsequent to this document MUST contain a - length octet even if the length is fixed or zero. - - All multi-octet quantities are in network byte-order. - - When used with BOOTP, the first four octets of the vendor information - field have been assigned to the "magic cookie" (as suggested in RFC - 951). This field identifies the mode in which the succeeding data is - to be interpreted. The value of the magic cookie is the 4 octet - - - -Alexander & Droms [Page 4] - -DRAFT DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions December 1996 - - - dotted decimal 99.130.83.99 (or hexadecimal number 63.82.53.63) in - network byte order. - - All of the "vendor extensions" defined in RFC 1497 are also DHCP - options. - - Option codes 128 to 254 (decimal) are reserved for site-specific - options. - - Except for the options in section 9, all options may be used with - either DHCP or BOOTP. - - Many of these options have their default values specified in other - documents. In particular, RFC 1122 [4] specifies default values for - most IP and TCP configuration parameters. - - Many options supply one or more 32-bit IP address. Use of IP - addresses rather than fully-qualified Domain Names (FQDNs) may make - future renumbering of IP hosts more difficult. Use of these addresses - is discouraged at sites that may require renumbering. - -3. RFC 1497 Vendor Extensions - - This section lists the vendor extensions as defined in RFC - 1497. They are defined here for completeness. - -3.1. Pad Option - - The pad option can be used to cause subsequent fields to align on - word boundaries. - - The code for the pad option is 0, and its length is 1 octet. - - Code - +-----+ - | 0 | - +-----+ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Alexander & Droms [Page 5] - -DRAFT DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions December 1996 - - -3.2. End Option - - The end option marks the end of valid information in the vendor - field. Subsequent octets should be filled with pad options. - - The code for the end option is 255, and its length is 1 octet. - - Code - +-----+ - | 255 | - +-----+ - -3.3. Subnet Mask - - The subnet mask option specifies the client's subnet mask as per RFC - 950 [5]. - - If both the subnet mask and the router option are specified in a DHCP - reply, the subnet mask option MUST be first. - - The code for the subnet mask option is 1, and its length is 4 octets. - - Code Len Subnet Mask - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - | 1 | 4 | m1 | m2 | m3 | m4 | - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - -3.4. Time Offset - - The time offset field specifies the offset of the client's subnet in - seconds from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The offset is - expressed as a two's complement 32-bit integer. A positive offset - indicates a location east of the zero meridian and a negative offset - indicates a location west of the zero meridian. - - The code for the time offset option is 2, and its length is 4 octets. - - Code Len Time Offset - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - | 2 | 4 | n1 | n2 | n3 | n4 | - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - - - - - - - - - -Alexander & Droms [Page 6] - -DRAFT DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions December 1996 - - -3.5. Router Option - - The router option specifies a list of IP addresses for routers on the - client's subnet. Routers SHOULD be listed in order of preference. - - The code for the router option is 3. The minimum length for the - router option is 4 octets, and the length MUST always be a multiple - of 4. - - Code Len Address 1 Address 2 - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - | 3 | n | a1 | a2 | a3 | a4 | a1 | a2 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - -3.6. Time Server Option - - The time server option specifies a list of RFC 868 [6] time servers - available to the client. Servers SHOULD be listed in order of - preference. - - The code for the time server option is 4. The minimum length for - this option is 4 octets, and the length MUST always be a multiple of - 4. - - Code Len Address 1 Address 2 - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - | 4 | n | a1 | a2 | a3 | a4 | a1 | a2 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - -3.7. Name Server Option - - The name server option specifies a list of IEN 116 [7] name servers - available to the client. Servers SHOULD be listed in order of - preference. - - The code for the name server option is 5. The minimum length for - this option is 4 octets, and the length MUST always be a multiple of - 4. - - Code Len Address 1 Address 2 - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - | 5 | n | a1 | a2 | a3 | a4 | a1 | a2 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - - - - - - - - -Alexander & Droms [Page 7] - -DRAFT DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions December 1996 - - -3.8. Domain Name Server Option - - The domain name server option specifies a list of Domain Name System - (STD 13, RFC 1035 [8]) name servers available to the client. Servers - SHOULD be listed in order of preference. - - The code for the domain name server option is 6. The minimum length - for this option is 4 octets, and the length MUST always be a multiple - of 4. - - Code Len Address 1 Address 2 - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - | 6 | n | a1 | a2 | a3 | a4 | a1 | a2 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - -3.9. Log Server Option - - The log server option specifies a list of MIT-LCS UDP log servers - available to the client. Servers SHOULD be listed in order of - preference. - - The code for the log server option is 7. The minimum length for this - option is 4 octets, and the length MUST always be a multiple of 4. - - Code Len Address 1 Address 2 - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - | 7 | n | a1 | a2 | a3 | a4 | a1 | a2 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - -3.10. Cookie Server Option - - The cookie server option specifies a list of RFC 865 [9] cookie - servers available to the client. Servers SHOULD be listed in order - of preference. - - The code for the log server option is 8. The minimum length for this - option is 4 octets, and the length MUST always be a multiple of 4. - - Code Len Address 1 Address 2 - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - | 8 | n | a1 | a2 | a3 | a4 | a1 | a2 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - - - - - - - - - -Alexander & Droms [Page 8] - -DRAFT DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions December 1996 - - -3.11. LPR Server Option - - The LPR server option specifies a list of RFC 1179 [10] line printer - servers available to the client. Servers SHOULD be listed in order - of preference. - - The code for the LPR server option is 9. The minimum length for this - option is 4 octets, and the length MUST always be a multiple of 4. - - Code Len Address 1 Address 2 - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - | 9 | n | a1 | a2 | a3 | a4 | a1 | a2 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - -3.12. Impress Server Option - - The Impress server option specifies a list of Imagen Impress servers - available to the client. Servers SHOULD be listed in order of - preference. - - The code for the Impress server option is 10. The minimum length for - this option is 4 octets, and the length MUST always be a multiple of - 4. - - Code Len Address 1 Address 2 - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - | 10 | n | a1 | a2 | a3 | a4 | a1 | a2 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - -3.13. Resource Location Server Option - - This option specifies a list of RFC 887 [11] Resource Location - servers available to the client. Servers SHOULD be listed in order - of preference. - - The code for this option is 11. The minimum length for this option - is 4 octets, and the length MUST always be a multiple of 4. - - Code Len Address 1 Address 2 - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - | 11 | n | a1 | a2 | a3 | a4 | a1 | a2 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - - - - - - - - - -Alexander & Droms [Page 9] - -DRAFT DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions December 1996 - - -3.14. Host Name Option - - This option specifies the name of the client. The name may or may - not be qualified with the local domain name (see section 3.17 for the - preferred way to retrieve the domain name). See RFC 1035 for - character set restrictions. - - The code for this option is 12, and its minimum length is 1. - - Code Len Host Name - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - | 12 | n | h1 | h2 | h3 | h4 | h5 | h6 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - -3.15. Boot File Size Option - - This option specifies the length in 512-octet blocks of the default - boot image for the client. The file length is specified as an - unsigned 16-bit integer. - - The code for this option is 13, and its length is 2. - - Code Len File Size - +-----+-----+-----+-----+ - | 13 | 2 | l1 | l2 | - +-----+-----+-----+-----+ - -3.16. Merit Dump File - - This option specifies the path-name of a file to which the client's - core image should be dumped in the event the client crashes. The - path is formatted as a character string consisting of characters from - the NVT ASCII character set. - - The code for this option is 14. Its minimum length is 1. - - Code Len Dump File Pathname - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+--- - | 14 | n | n1 | n2 | n3 | n4 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+--- - - - - - - - - - - - -Alexander & Droms [Page 10] - -DRAFT DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions December 1996 - - -3.17. Domain Name - - This option specifies the domain name that client should use when - resolving hostnames via the Domain Name System. - - The code for this option is 15. Its minimum length is 1. - - Code Len Domain Name - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - | 15 | n | d1 | d2 | d3 | d4 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - -3.18. Swap Server - - This specifies the IP address of the client's swap server. - - The code for this option is 16 and its length is 4. - - Code Len Swap Server Address - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - | 16 | n | a1 | a2 | a3 | a4 | - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - -3.19. Root Path - - This option specifies the path-name that contains the client's root - disk. The path is formatted as a character string consisting of - characters from the NVT ASCII character set. - - The code for this option is 17. Its minimum length is 1. - - Code Len Root Disk Pathname - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+--- - | 17 | n | n1 | n2 | n3 | n4 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+--- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Alexander & Droms [Page 11] - -DRAFT DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions December 1996 - - -3.20. Extensions Path - - A string to specify a file, retrievable via TFTP, which contains - information which can be interpreted in the same way as the 64-octet - vendor-extension field within the BOOTP response, with the following - exceptions: - - - the length of the file is unconstrained; - - all references to Tag 18 (i.e., instances of the - BOOTP Extensions Path field) within the file are - ignored. - - The code for this option is 18. Its minimum length is 1. - - Code Len Extensions Pathname - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+--- - | 18 | n | n1 | n2 | n3 | n4 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+--- - -4. IP Layer Parameters per Host - - This section details the options that affect the operation of the IP - layer on a per-host basis. - -4.1. IP Forwarding Enable/Disable Option - - This option specifies whether the client should configure its IP - layer for packet forwarding. A value of 0 means disable IP - forwarding, and a value of 1 means enable IP forwarding. - - The code for this option is 19, and its length is 1. - - Code Len Value - +-----+-----+-----+ - | 19 | 1 | 0/1 | - +-----+-----+-----+ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Alexander & Droms [Page 12] - -DRAFT DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions December 1996 - - -4.2. Non-Local Source Routing Enable/Disable Option - - This option specifies whether the client should configure its IP - layer to allow forwarding of datagrams with non-local source routes - (see Section 3.3.5 of [4] for a discussion of this topic). A value - of 0 means disallow forwarding of such datagrams, and a value of 1 - means allow forwarding. - - The code for this option is 20, and its length is 1. - - Code Len Value - +-----+-----+-----+ - | 20 | 1 | 0/1 | - +-----+-----+-----+ - -4.3. Policy Filter Option - - This option specifies policy filters for non-local source routing. - The filters consist of a list of IP addresses and masks which specify - destination/mask pairs with which to filter incoming source routes. - - Any source routed datagram whose next-hop address does not match one - of the filters should be discarded by the client. - - See [4] for further information. - - The code for this option is 21. The minimum length of this option is - 8, and the length MUST be a multiple of 8. - - Code Len Address 1 Mask 1 - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - | 21 | n | a1 | a2 | a3 | a4 | m1 | m2 | m3 | m4 | - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - Address 2 Mask 2 - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+--- - | a1 | a2 | a3 | a4 | m1 | m2 | m3 | m4 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+--- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Alexander & Droms [Page 13] - -DRAFT DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions December 1996 - - -4.4. Maximum Datagram Reassembly Size - - This option specifies the maximum size datagram that the client - should be prepared to reassemble. The size is specified as a 16-bit - unsigned integer. The minimum value legal value is 576. - - The code for this option is 22, and its length is 2. - - Code Len Size - +-----+-----+-----+-----+ - | 22 | 2 | s1 | s2 | - +-----+-----+-----+-----+ - -4.5. Default IP Time-to-live - - This option specifies the default time-to-live that the client should - use on outgoing datagrams. The TTL is specified as an octet with a - value between 1 and 255. - - The code for this option is 23, and its length is 1. - - Code Len TTL - +-----+-----+-----+ - | 23 | 1 | ttl | - +-----+-----+-----+ - -4.6. Path MTU Aging Timeout Option - - This option specifies the timeout (in seconds) to use when aging Path - MTU values discovered by the mechanism defined in RFC 1191 [12]. The - timeout is specified as a 32-bit unsigned integer. - - The code for this option is 24, and its length is 4. - - Code Len Timeout - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - | 24 | 4 | t1 | t2 | t3 | t4 | - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Alexander & Droms [Page 14] - -DRAFT DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions December 1996 - - -4.7. Path MTU Plateau Table Option - - This option specifies a table of MTU sizes to use when performing - Path MTU Discovery as defined in RFC 1191. The table is formatted as - a list of 16-bit unsigned integers, ordered from smallest to largest. - The minimum MTU value cannot be smaller than 68. - - The code for this option is 25. Its minimum length is 2, and the - length MUST be a multiple of 2. - - Code Len Size 1 Size 2 - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+--- - | 25 | n | s1 | s2 | s1 | s2 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+--- - -5. IP Layer Parameters per Interface - - This section details the options that affect the operation of the IP - layer on a per-interface basis. It is expected that a client can - issue multiple requests, one per interface, in order to configure - interfaces with their specific parameters. - -5.1. Interface MTU Option - - This option specifies the MTU to use on this interface. The MTU is - specified as a 16-bit unsigned integer. The minimum legal value for - the MTU is 68. - - The code for this option is 26, and its length is 2. - - Code Len MTU - +-----+-----+-----+-----+ - | 26 | 2 | m1 | m2 | - +-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Alexander & Droms [Page 15] - -DRAFT DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions December 1996 - - -5.2. All Subnets are Local Option - - This option specifies whether or not the client may assume that all - subnets of the IP network to which the client is connected use the - same MTU as the subnet of that network to which the client is - directly connected. A value of 1 indicates that all subnets share - the same MTU. A value of 0 means that the client should assume that - some subnets of the directly connected network may have smaller MTUs. - - The code for this option is 27, and its length is 1. - - Code Len Value - +-----+-----+-----+ - | 27 | 1 | 0/1 | - +-----+-----+-----+ - -5.3. Broadcast Address Option - - This option specifies the broadcast address in use on the client's - subnet. Legal values for broadcast addresses are specified in - section 3.2.1.3 of [4]. - - The code for this option is 28, and its length is 4. - - Code Len Broadcast Address - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - | 28 | 4 | b1 | b2 | b3 | b4 | - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - -5.4. Perform Mask Discovery Option - - This option specifies whether or not the client should perform subnet - mask discovery using ICMP. A value of 0 indicates that the client - should not perform mask discovery. A value of 1 means that the - client should perform mask discovery. - - The code for this option is 29, and its length is 1. - - Code Len Value - +-----+-----+-----+ - | 29 | 1 | 0/1 | - +-----+-----+-----+ - - - - - - - - - -Alexander & Droms [Page 16] - -DRAFT DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions December 1996 - - -5.5. Mask Supplier Option - - This option specifies whether or not the client should respond to - subnet mask requests using ICMP. A value of 0 indicates that the - client should not respond. A value of 1 means that the client should - respond. - - The code for this option is 30, and its length is 1. - - Code Len Value - +-----+-----+-----+ - | 30 | 1 | 0/1 | - +-----+-----+-----+ - -5.6. Perform Router Discovery Option - - This option specifies whether or not the client should solicit - routers using the Router Discovery mechanism defined in RFC 1256 - [13]. A value of 0 indicates that the client should not perform - router discovery. A value of 1 means that the client should perform - router discovery. - - The code for this option is 31, and its length is 1. - - Code Len Value - +-----+-----+-----+ - | 31 | 1 | 0/1 | - +-----+-----+-----+ - -5.7. Router Solicitation Address Option - - This option specifies the address to which the client should transmit - router solicitation requests. - - The code for this option is 32, and its length is 4. - - Code Len Address - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - | 32 | 4 | a1 | a2 | a3 | a4 | - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - - - - - - - - - - -Alexander & Droms [Page 17] - -DRAFT DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions December 1996 - - -5.8. Static Route Option - - This option specifies a list of static routes that the client should - install in its routing cache. If multiple routes to the same - destination are specified, they are listed in descending order of - priority. - - The routes consist of a list of IP address pairs. The first address - is the destination address, and the second address is the router for - the destination. - - The default route (0.0.0.0) is an illegal destination for a static - route. See section 3.5 for information about the router option. - - The code for this option is 33. The minimum length of this option is - 8, and the length MUST be a multiple of 8. - - Code Len Destination 1 Router 1 - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - | 33 | n | d1 | d2 | d3 | d4 | r1 | r2 | r3 | r4 | - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - Destination 2 Router 2 - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+--- - | d1 | d2 | d3 | d4 | r1 | r2 | r3 | r4 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+--- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Alexander & Droms [Page 18] - -DRAFT DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions December 1996 - - -6. Link Layer Parameters per Interface - - This section lists the options that affect the operation of the data - link layer on a per-interface basis. - -6.1. Trailer Encapsulation Option - - This option specifies whether or not the client should negotiate the - use of trailers (RFC 893 [14]) when using the ARP protocol. A value - of 0 indicates that the client should not attempt to use trailers. A - value of 1 means that the client should attempt to use trailers. - - The code for this option is 34, and its length is 1. - - Code Len Value - +-----+-----+-----+ - | 34 | 1 | 0/1 | - +-----+-----+-----+ - -6.2. ARP Cache Timeout Option - - This option specifies the timeout in seconds for ARP cache entries. - The time is specified as a 32-bit unsigned integer. - - The code for this option is 35, and its length is 4. - - Code Len Time - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - | 35 | 4 | t1 | t2 | t3 | t4 | - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - -6.3. Ethernet Encapsulation Option - - This option specifies whether or not the client should use Ethernet - Version 2 (RFC 894 [15]) or IEEE 802.3 (RFC 1042 [16]) encapsulation - if the interface is an Ethernet. A value of 0 indicates that the - client should use RFC 894 encapsulation. A value of 1 means that the - client should use RFC 1042 encapsulation. - - The code for this option is 36, and its length is 1. - - Code Len Value - +-----+-----+-----+ - | 36 | 1 | 0/1 | - +-----+-----+-----+ - - - - - - -Alexander & Droms [Page 19] - -DRAFT DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions December 1996 - - -7. TCP Parameters - - This section lists the options that affect the operation of the TCP - layer on a per-interface basis. - -7.1. TCP Default TTL Option - - This option specifies the default TTL that the client should use when - sending TCP segments. The value is represented as an 8-bit unsigned - integer. The minimum value is 1. - - The code for this option is 37, and its length is 1. - - Code Len TTL - +-----+-----+-----+ - | 37 | 1 | n | - +-----+-----+-----+ - -7.2. TCP Keepalive Interval Option - - This option specifies the interval (in seconds) that the client TCP - should wait before sending a keepalive message on a TCP connection. - The time is specified as a 32-bit unsigned integer. A value of zero - indicates that the client should not generate keepalive messages on - connections unless specifically requested by an application. - - The code for this option is 38, and its length is 4. - - Code Len Time - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - | 38 | 4 | t1 | t2 | t3 | t4 | - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - -7.3. TCP Keepalive Garbage Option - - This option specifies the whether or not the client should send TCP - keepalive messages with a octet of garbage for compatibility with - older implementations. A value of 0 indicates that a garbage octet - should not be sent. A value of 1 indicates that a garbage octet - should be sent. - - The code for this option is 39, and its length is 1. - - Code Len Value - +-----+-----+-----+ - | 39 | 1 | 0/1 | - +-----+-----+-----+ - - - - -Alexander & Droms [Page 20] - -DRAFT DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions December 1996 - - -8. Application and Service Parameters - - This section details some miscellaneous options used to configure - miscellaneous applications and services. - -8.1. Network Information Service Domain Option - - This option specifies the name of the client's NIS [17] domain. The - domain is formatted as a character string consisting of characters - from the NVT ASCII character set. - - The code for this option is 40. Its minimum length is 1. - - Code Len NIS Domain Name - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+--- - | 40 | n | n1 | n2 | n3 | n4 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+--- - -8.2. Network Information Servers Option - - This option specifies a list of IP addresses indicating NIS servers - available to the client. Servers SHOULD be listed in order of - preference. - - The code for this option is 41. Its minimum length is 4, and the - length MUST be a multiple of 4. - - Code Len Address 1 Address 2 - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - | 41 | n | a1 | a2 | a3 | a4 | a1 | a2 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - -8.3. Network Time Protocol Servers Option - - This option specifies a list of IP addresses indicating NTP [18] - servers available to the client. Servers SHOULD be listed in order - of preference. - - The code for this option is 42. Its minimum length is 4, and the - length MUST be a multiple of 4. - - Code Len Address 1 Address 2 - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - | 42 | n | a1 | a2 | a3 | a4 | a1 | a2 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - - - - - - -Alexander & Droms [Page 21] - -DRAFT DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions December 1996 - - -8.4. Vendor Specific Information - - This option is used by clients and servers to exchange vendor- - specific information. The information is an opaque object of n - octets, presumably interpreted by vendor-specific code on the clients - and servers. The definition of this information is vendor specific. - The vendor is indicated in the vendor class identifier option. - Servers not equipped to interpret the vendor-specific information - sent by a client MUST ignore it (although it may be reported). - Clients which do not receive desired vendor-specific information - SHOULD make an attempt to operate without it, although they may do so - (and announce they are doing so) in a degraded mode. - - If a vendor potentially encodes more than one item of information in - this option, then the vendor SHOULD encode the option using - "Encapsulated vendor-specific options" as described below: - - The Encapsulated vendor-specific options field SHOULD be encoded as a - sequence of code/length/value fields of identical syntax to the DHCP - options field with the following exceptions: - - 1) There SHOULD NOT be a "magic cookie" field in the encapsulated - vendor-specific extensions field. - - 2) Codes other than 0 or 255 MAY be redefined by the vendor within - the encapsulated vendor-specific extensions field, but SHOULD - conform to the tag-length-value syntax defined in section 2. - - 3) Code 255 (END), if present, signifies the end of the - encapsulated vendor extensions, not the end of the vendor - extensions field. If no code 255 is present, then the end of - the enclosing vendor-specific information field is taken as the - end of the encapsulated vendor-specific extensions field. - - The code for this option is 43 and its minimum length is 1. - - Code Len Vendor-specific information - +-----+-----+-----+-----+--- - | 43 | n | i1 | i2 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+--- - - When encapsulated vendor-specific extensions are used, the - information bytes 1-n have the following format: - - Code Len Data item Code Len Data item Code - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - | T1 | n | d1 | d2 | ... | T2 | n | D1 | D2 | ... | ... | - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - - -Alexander & Droms [Page 22] - -DRAFT DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions December 1996 - - -8.5. NetBIOS over TCP/IP Name Server Option - - The NetBIOS name server (NBNS) option specifies a list of RFC - 1001/1002 [19] [20] NBNS name servers listed in order of preference. - - The code for this option is 44. The minimum length of the option is - 4 octets, and the length must always be a multiple of 4. - - Code Len Address 1 Address 2 - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---- - | 44 | n | a1 | a2 | a3 | a4 | b1 | b2 | b3 | b4 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---- - -8.6. NetBIOS over TCP/IP Datagram Distribution Server Option - - The NetBIOS datagram distribution server (NBDD) option specifies a - list of RFC 1001/1002 NBDD servers listed in order of preference. The - code for this option is 45. The minimum length of the option is 4 - octets, and the length must always be a multiple of 4. - - Code Len Address 1 Address 2 - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---- - | 45 | n | a1 | a2 | a3 | a4 | b1 | b2 | b3 | b4 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---- - -8.7. NetBIOS over TCP/IP Node Type Option - - The NetBIOS node type option allows NetBIOS over TCP/IP clients which - are configurable to be configured as described in RFC 1001/1002. The - value is specified as a single octet which identifies the client type - as follows: - - Value Node Type - ----- --------- - 0x1 B-node - 0x2 P-node - 0x4 M-node - 0x8 H-node - - In the above chart, the notation '0x' indicates a number in base-16 - (hexadecimal). - - - - - - - - - - -Alexander & Droms [Page 23] - -DRAFT DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions December 1996 - - - The code for this option is 46. The length of this option is always - 1. - - Code Len Node Type - +-----+-----+-----------+ - | 46 | 1 | see above | - +-----+-----+-----------+ - -8.8. NetBIOS over TCP/IP Scope Option - - The NetBIOS scope option specifies the NetBIOS over TCP/IP scope - parameter for the client as specified in RFC 1001/1002. See [19], - [20], and [8] for character-set restrictions. - - The code for this option is 47. The minimum length of this option is - 1. - - Code Len NetBIOS Scope - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---- - | 47 | n | s1 | s2 | s3 | s4 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---- - -8.9. X Window System Font Server Option - - This option specifies a list of X Window System [21] Font servers - available to the client. Servers SHOULD be listed in order of - preference. - - The code for this option is 48. The minimum length of this option is - 4 octets, and the length MUST be a multiple of 4. - - Code Len Address 1 Address 2 - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+--- - | 48 | n | a1 | a2 | a3 | a4 | a1 | a2 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+--- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Alexander & Droms [Page 24] - -DRAFT DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions December 1996 - - -8.10. X Window System Display Manager Option - - This option specifies a list of IP addresses of systems that are - running the X Window System Display Manager and are available to the - client. - - Addresses SHOULD be listed in order of preference. - - The code for the this option is 49. The minimum length of this option - is 4, and the length MUST be a multiple of 4. - - Code Len Address 1 Address 2 - - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+--- - | 49 | n | a1 | a2 | a3 | a4 | a1 | a2 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+--- - -8.11. Network Information Service+ Domain Option - - This option specifies the name of the client's NIS+ [17] domain. The - domain is formatted as a character string consisting of characters - from the NVT ASCII character set. - - The code for this option is 64. Its minimum length is 1. - - Code Len NIS Client Domain Name - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+--- - | 64 | n | n1 | n2 | n3 | n4 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+--- - -8.12. Network Information Service+ Servers Option - - This option specifies a list of IP addresses indicating NIS+ servers - available to the client. Servers SHOULD be listed in order of - preference. - - The code for this option is 65. Its minimum length is 4, and the - length MUST be a multiple of 4. - - Code Len Address 1 Address 2 - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - | 65 | n | a1 | a2 | a3 | a4 | a1 | a2 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - - - - - - - - -Alexander & Droms [Page 25] - -DRAFT DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions December 1996 - - -8.13. Mobile IP Home Agent option - - This option specifies a list of IP addresses indicating mobile IP - home agents available to the client. Agents SHOULD be listed in - order of preference. - - The code for this option is 68. Its minimum length is 0 (indicating - no home agents are available) and the length MUST be a multiple of 4. - It is expected that the usual length will be four octets, containing - a single home agent's address. - - Code Len Home Agent Addresses (zero or more) - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - | 68 | n | a1 | a2 | a3 | a4 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - -8.14. Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP) Server Option - - The SMTP server option specifies a list of SMTP servers available to - the client. Servers SHOULD be listed in order of preference. - - The code for the SMTP server option is 69. The minimum length for - this option is 4 octets, and the length MUST always be a multiple of - 4. - - Code Len Address 1 Address 2 - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - | 69 | n | a1 | a2 | a3 | a4 | a1 | a2 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - -8.15. Post Office Protocol (POP3) Server Option - - The POP3 server option specifies a list of POP3 available to the - client. Servers SHOULD be listed in order of preference. - - The code for the POP3 server option is 70. The minimum length for - this option is 4 octets, and the length MUST always be a multiple of - 4. - - Code Len Address 1 Address 2 - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - | 70 | n | a1 | a2 | a3 | a4 | a1 | a2 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - - - - - - - - -Alexander & Droms [Page 26] - -DRAFT DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions December 1996 - - -8.16. Network News Transport Protocol (NNTP) Server Option - - The NNTP server option specifies a list of NNTP available to the - client. Servers SHOULD be listed in order of preference. - - The code for the NNTP server option is 71. The minimum length for - this option is 4 octets, and the length MUST always be a multiple of - 4. - - Code Len Address 1 Address 2 - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - | 71 | n | a1 | a2 | a3 | a4 | a1 | a2 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - -8.17. Default World Wide Web (WWW) Server Option - - The WWW server option specifies a list of WWW available to the - client. Servers SHOULD be listed in order of preference. - - The code for the WWW server option is 72. The minimum length for - this option is 4 octets, and the length MUST always be a multiple of - 4. - - Code Len Address 1 Address 2 - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - | 72 | n | a1 | a2 | a3 | a4 | a1 | a2 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - -8.18. Default Finger Server Option - - The Finger server option specifies a list of Finger available to the - client. Servers SHOULD be listed in order of preference. - - The code for the Finger server option is 73. The minimum length for - this option is 4 octets, and the length MUST always be a multiple of - 4. - - Code Len Address 1 Address 2 - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - | 73 | n | a1 | a2 | a3 | a4 | a1 | a2 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - - - - - - - - - - -Alexander & Droms [Page 27] - -DRAFT DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions December 1996 - - -8.19. Default Internet Relay Chat (IRC) Server Option - - The IRC server option specifies a list of IRC available to the - client. Servers SHOULD be listed in order of preference. - - The code for the IRC server option is 74. The minimum length for - this option is 4 octets, and the length MUST always be a multiple of - 4. - - Code Len Address 1 Address 2 - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - | 74 | n | a1 | a2 | a3 | a4 | a1 | a2 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - -8.20. StreetTalk Server Option - - The StreetTalk server option specifies a list of StreetTalk servers - available to the client. Servers SHOULD be listed in order of - preference. - - The code for the StreetTalk server option is 75. The minimum length - for this option is 4 octets, and the length MUST always be a multiple - of 4. - - Code Len Address 1 Address 2 - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - | 75 | n | a1 | a2 | a3 | a4 | a1 | a2 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - -8.21. StreetTalk Directory Assistance (STDA) Server Option - - The StreetTalk Directory Assistance (STDA) server option specifies a - list of STDA servers available to the client. Servers SHOULD be - listed in order of preference. - - The code for the StreetTalk Directory Assistance server option is 76. - The minimum length for this option is 4 octets, and the length MUST - always be a multiple of 4. - - Code Len Address 1 Address 2 - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - | 76 | n | a1 | a2 | a3 | a4 | a1 | a2 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- - - - - - - - - -Alexander & Droms [Page 28] - -DRAFT DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions December 1996 - - -9. DHCP Extensions - - This section details the options that are specific to DHCP. - -9.1. Requested IP Address - - This option is used in a client request (DHCPDISCOVER) to allow the - client to request that a particular IP address be assigned. - - The code for this option is 50, and its length is 4. - - Code Len Address - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - | 50 | 4 | a1 | a2 | a3 | a4 | - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - -9.2. IP Address Lease Time - - This option is used in a client request (DHCPDISCOVER or DHCPREQUEST) - to allow the client to request a lease time for the IP address. In a - server reply (DHCPOFFER), a DHCP server uses this option to specify - the lease time it is willing to offer. - - The time is in units of seconds, and is specified as a 32-bit - unsigned integer. - - The code for this option is 51, and its length is 4. - - Code Len Lease Time - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - | 51 | 4 | t1 | t2 | t3 | t4 | - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - -9.3. Option Overload - - This option is used to indicate that the DHCP 'sname' or 'file' - fields are being overloaded by using them to carry DHCP options. A - DHCP server inserts this option if the returned parameters will - exceed the usual space allotted for options. - - If this option is present, the client interprets the specified - additional fields after it concludes interpretation of the standard - option fields. - - - - - - - - -Alexander & Droms [Page 29] - -DRAFT DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions December 1996 - - - The code for this option is 52, and its length is 1. Legal values - for this option are: - - Value Meaning - ----- -------- - 1 the 'file' field is used to hold options - 2 the 'sname' field is used to hold options - 3 both fields are used to hold options - - Code Len Value - +-----+-----+-----+ - | 52 | 1 |1/2/3| - +-----+-----+-----+ - -9.4 TFTP server name - - This option is used to identify a TFTP server when the 'sname' - field in the DHCP header has been used for DHCP options. - - The code for this option is 66, and its minimum length is 1. - - Code Len TFTP server - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+--- - | 66 | n | c1 | c2 | c3 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+--- - -9.5 Bootfile name - - This option is used to identify a bootfile when the 'file' field in - the DHCP header has been used for DHCP options. - - The code for this option is 67, and its minimum length is 1. - - Code Len Bootfile name - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+--- - | 67 | n | c1 | c2 | c3 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+--- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Alexander & Droms [Page 30] - -DRAFT DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions December 1996 - - -9.6. DHCP Message Type - - This option is used to convey the type of the DHCP message. The code - for this option is 53, and its length is 1. Legal values for this - option are: - - Value Message Type - ----- ------------ - 1 DHCPDISCOVER - 2 DHCPOFFER - 3 DHCPREQUEST - 4 DHCPDECLINE - 5 DHCPACK - 6 DHCPNAK - 7 DHCPRELEASE - 8 DHCPINFORM - - Code Len Type - +-----+-----+-----+ - | 53 | 1 | 1-9 | - +-----+-----+-----+ - -9.7. Server Identifier - - This option is used in DHCPOFFER and DHCPREQUEST messages, and may - optionally be included in the DHCPACK and DHCPNAK messages. DHCP - servers include this option in the DHCPOFFER in order to allow the - client to distinguish between lease offers. DHCP clients use the - contents of the 'server identifier' field as the destination address - for any DHCP messages unicast to the DHCP server. DHCP clients also - indicate which of several lease offers is being accepted by including - this option in a DHCPREQUEST message. - - The identifier is the IP address of the selected server. - - The code for this option is 54, and its length is 4. - - Code Len Address - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - | 54 | 4 | a1 | a2 | a3 | a4 | - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - - - - - - - - - -Alexander & Droms [Page 31] - -DRAFT DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions December 1996 - - -9.8. Parameter Request List - - This option is used by a DHCP client to request values for specified - configuration parameters. The list of requested parameters is - specified as n octets, where each octet is a valid DHCP option code - as defined in this document. - - The client MAY list the options in order of preference. The DHCP - server is not required to return the options in the requested order, - but MUST try to insert the requested options in the order requested - by the client. - - The code for this option is 55. Its minimum length is 1. - - Code Len Option Codes - +-----+-----+-----+-----+--- - | 55 | n | c1 | c2 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+--- - -9.9. Message - - This option is used by a DHCP server to provide an error message to a - DHCP client in a DHCPNAK message in the event of a failure. A client - may use this option in a DHCPDECLINE message to indicate the why the - client declined the offered parameters. The message consists of n - octets of NVT ASCII text, which the client may display on an - available output device. - - The code for this option is 56 and its minimum length is 1. - - Code Len Text - +-----+-----+-----+-----+--- - | 56 | n | c1 | c2 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+--- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Alexander & Droms [Page 32] - -DRAFT DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions December 1996 - - -9.10. Maximum DHCP Message Size - - This option specifies the maximum length DHCP message that it is - willing to accept. The length is specified as an unsigned 16-bit - integer. A client may use the maximum DHCP message size option in - DHCPDISCOVER or DHCPREQUEST messages, but should not use the option - in DHCPDECLINE messages. - - The code for this option is 57, and its length is 2. The minimum - legal value is 576 octets. - - Code Len Length - +-----+-----+-----+-----+ - | 57 | 2 | l1 | l2 | - +-----+-----+-----+-----+ - -9.11. Renewal (T1) Time Value - - This option specifies the time interval from address assignment until - the client transitions to the RENEWING state. - - The value is in units of seconds, and is specified as a 32-bit - unsigned integer. - - The code for this option is 58, and its length is 4. - - Code Len T1 Interval - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - | 58 | 4 | t1 | t2 | t3 | t4 | - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - -9.12. Rebinding (T2) Time Value - - This option specifies the time interval from address assignment until - the client transitions to the REBINDING state. - - The value is in units of seconds, and is specified as a 32-bit - unsigned integer. - - The code for this option is 59, and its length is 4. - - Code Len T2 Interval - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - | 59 | 4 | t1 | t2 | t3 | t4 | - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - - - - - -Alexander & Droms [Page 33] - -DRAFT DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions December 1996 - - -9.13. Vendor class identifier - - This option is used by DHCP clients to optionally identify the vendor - type and configuration of a DHCP client. The information is a string - of n octets, interpreted by servers. Vendors may choose to define - specific vendor class identifiers to convey particular configuration - or other identification information about a client. For example, the - identifier may encode the client's hardware configuration. Servers - not equipped to interpret the class-specific information sent by a - client MUST ignore it (although it may be reported). Servers that - respond SHOULD only use option 43 to return the vendor-specific - information to the client. - - The code for this option is 60, and its minimum length is 1. - - Code Len Vendor class Identifier - +-----+-----+-----+-----+--- - | 60 | n | i1 | i2 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+--- - -9.14. Client-identifier - - This option is used by DHCP clients to specify their unique - identifier. DHCP servers use this value to index their database of - address bindings. This value is expected to be unique for all - clients in an administrative domain. - - Identifiers SHOULD be treated as opaque objects by DHCP servers. - - The client identifier MAY consist of type-value pairs similar to the - 'htype'/'chaddr' fields defined in [3]. For instance, it MAY consist - of a hardware type and hardware address. In this case the type field - SHOULD be one of the ARP hardware types defined in STD2 [22]. A - hardware type of 0 (zero) should be used when the value field - contains an identifier other than a hardware address (e.g. a fully - qualified domain name). - - For correct identification of clients, each client's client- - identifier MUST be unique among the client-identifiers used on the - subnet to which the client is attached. Vendors and system - administrators are responsible for choosing client-identifiers that - meet this requirement for uniqueness. - - - - - - - - - -Alexander & Droms [Page 34] - -DRAFT DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions December 1996 - - - The code for this option is 61, and its minimum length is 2. - - Code Len Type Client-Identifier - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+--- - | 61 | n | t1 | i1 | i2 | ... - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+--- - - -10. Defining new extensions - - The author of a new DHCP option will follow these steps to obtain - acceptance of the option as a part of the DHCP Internet Standard: - - 1. The author devises the new option. - 2. The author requests a number for the new option from IANA by - contacting: - Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) - USC/Information Sciences Institute - 4676 Admiralty Way - Marina del Rey, California 90292-6695 - - or by email as: iana@isi.edu - - 3. The author documents the new option, using the newly obtained - option number, as an Internet Draft. - 4. The author submits the Internet Draft for review through the IETF - standards process as defined in "Internet Official Protocol - Standards" (STD 1). The new option will be submitted for eventual - acceptance as an Internet Standard. - 5. The new option progresses through the IETF standards process; the - new option will be reviewed by the Dynamic Host Configuration - Working Group (if that group still exists), or as an Internet - Draft not submitted by an IETF working group. - 6. If the new option fails to gain acceptance as an Internet - Standard, the assigned option number will be returned to IANA for - reassignment. - - This procedure for defining new extensions will ensure that: - - * allocation of new option numbers is coordinated from a single - authority, - * new options are reviewed for technical correctness and - appropriateness, and - * documentation for new options is complete and published. - -11. Acknowledgements - - The author thanks the many (and too numerous to mention!) - - - -Alexander & Droms [Page 35] - -DRAFT DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions December 1996 - - - members of the DHC WG for their tireless and ongoing efforts in - the development of DHCP and this document. - - - The efforts of J Allard, Mike Carney, Dave Lapp, Fred Lien and - John Mendonca in organizing DHCP interoperability testing - sessions are gratefully acknowledged. - - The development of this document was supported in part by grants - from the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI), - Bucknell University and Sun Microsystems. - - -12. References - - [1] Droms, R., "Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol", RFC 1531, - Bucknell University, October 1993. - - [2] Reynolds, J., "BOOTP Vendor Information Extensions", RFC 1497, - USC/Information Sciences Institute, August 1993. - - [3] Croft, W., and J. Gilmore, "Bootstrap Protocol", RFC 951, - Stanford University and Sun Microsystems, September 1985. - - [4] Braden, R., Editor, "Requirements for Internet Hosts - - Communication Layers", STD 3, RFC 1122, USC/Information Sciences - Institute, October 1989. - - [5] Mogul, J., and J. Postel, "Internet Standard Subnetting - Procedure", STD 5, RFC 950, USC/Information Sciences Institute, - August 1985. - - [6] Postel, J., and K. Harrenstien, "Time Protocol", STD 26, RFC - 868, USC/Information Sciences Institute, SRI, May 1983. - - [7] Postel, J., "Name Server", IEN 116, USC/Information Sciences - Institute, August 1979. - - [8] Mockapetris, P., "Domain Names - Implementation and - Specification", STD 13, RFC 1035, USC/Information Sciences - Institute, November 1987. - - [9] Postel, J., "Quote of the Day Protocol", STD 23, RFC 865, - USC/Information Sciences Institute, May 1983. - - [10] McLaughlin, L., "Line Printer Daemon Protocol", RFC 1179, The - Wollongong Group, August 1990. - - - - -Alexander & Droms [Page 36] - -DRAFT DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions December 1996 - - - [11] Accetta, M., "Resource Location Protocol", RFC 887, CMU, - December 1983. - - [12] Mogul, J. and S. Deering, "Path MTU Discovery", RFC 1191, - DECWRL, Stanford University, November 1990. - - [13] Deering, S., "ICMP Router Discovery Messages", RFC 1256, - Xerox PARC, September 1991. - - [14] Leffler, S. and M. Karels, "Trailer Encapsulations", RFC 893, - U. C. Berkeley, April 1984. - - [15] Hornig, C., "Standard for the Transmission of IP Datagrams over - Ethernet Networks", RFC 894, Symbolics, April 1984. - - [16] Postel, J. and J. Reynolds, "Standard for the Transmission of - IP Datagrams Over IEEE 802 Networks", RFC 1042, USC/Information - Sciences Institute, February 1988. - - [17] Sun Microsystems, "System and Network Administration", March - 1990. - - [18] Mills, D., "Internet Time Synchronization: The Network Time - Protocol", RFC 1305, UDEL, March 1992. - - [19] NetBIOS Working Group, "Protocol Standard for a NetBIOS Service - on a TCP/UDP transport: Concepts and Methods", STD 19, RFC 1001, - March 1987. - - [20] NetBIOS Working Group, "Protocol Standard for a NetBIOS Service - on a TCP/UDP transport: Detailed Specifications", STD 19, RFC - 1002, March 1987. - - [21] Scheifler, R., "FYI On the X Window System", FYI 6, RFC 1198, - MIT Laboratory for Computer Science, January 1991. - - [22] Reynolds, J., and J. Postel, "Assigned Numbers", STD 2, RFC 1700, - USC/Information Sciences Institute, July 1992. - -13. Security Considerations - - Security issues are not discussed in this memo. - -14. Authors' Addresses - - Steve Alexander - Silicon Graphics, Inc. - 2011 N. Shoreline Boulevard - - - -Alexander & Droms [Page 37] - -DRAFT DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions December 1996 - - - Mailstop 510 - Mountain View, CA 94043-1389 - - Phone: (415) 933-6172 - EMail: sca@engr.sgi.com - - Ralph Droms - Bucknell University - Lewisburg, PA 17837 - - Phone: (717) 524-1145 - EMail: droms@bucknell.edu - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Alexander & Droms [Page 38] - |