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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP): The Complete Documentation

• This category contains 4 Papers
• The last paper was added on 2007-03-26 (YYYY-MM-DD)

DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions (RFC 2132)

Published on March 1997, by S. Alexander and R. Droms, ©Network Working Group.

The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) 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."

DHCP Options for Novell Directory Services (RFC 2241)

Published on November 1997, by D. Provan, ©Network Working Group.

This document defines three new DHCP options for delivering configuration information to clients of the Novell Directory Services. The first option carries a list of NDS servers. The second option carries the name of the client's NDS tree. The third carries the initial NDS context. These three options provide an NDS client with enough information to connect to an NDS tree without manual configuration of the client.

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (RFC 2131)

Published on March 1997, by R. Droms, ©Network Working Group.

The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) provides a framework for passing configuration information to hosts on a TCPIP network. DHCP is based on the Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP), adding the capability of automatic allocation of reusable network addresses and additional configuration options. DHCP captures the behavior of BOOTP relay agents, and DHCP participants can interoperate with BOOTP participants.

Interoperation Between DHCP and BOOTP (RFC 1534)

Published on October 1993, by R. Droms, ©Network Working Group.

The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) provides a mechanism for transmitting configuration parameters to hosts using the TCP/IP protocol suite. The format of DHCP messages is based on the format of BOOTP messages, so that, in certain circumstances, DHCP and BOOTP participants may exchange messages. This document specifies the ways in which DHCP and BOOTP participants may interoperate.