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diff --git a/doc/rfc/rfc1533.txt b/doc/rfc/rfc1533.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3967778 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/rfc/rfc1533.txt @@ -0,0 +1,1683 @@ + + + + + + +Network Working Group S. Alexander +Request for Comments: 1533 Lachman Technology, Inc. +Obsoletes: 1497, 1395, 1084, 1048 R. Droms +Category: Standards Track Bucknell University + October 1993 + + + DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions + +Status of this Memo + + This RFC specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the + Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for + improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet + Official Protocol Standards" for the standardization state and status + of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. + +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. This + document will be periodically updated as new options are defined. + Each superseding document will include the entire current list of + valid options. + + 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 + extensions. + +Table of Contents + + 1. Introduction .............................................. 2 + 2. BOOTP Extension/DHCP Option Field Format .................. 2 + 3. RFC 1497 Vendor Extensions ................................ 3 + 4. IP Layer Parameters per Host .............................. 10 + 5. IP Layer Parameters per Interface ........................ 13 + 6. Link Layer Parameters per Interface ....................... 16 + 7. TCP Parameters ............................................ 17 + 8. Application and Service Parameters ........................ 18 + + + +Alexander & Droms [Page 1] + +RFC 1533 DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions October 1993 + + + 9. DHCP Extensions ........................................... 23 + 10. Extensions ................................................ 27 + 11. Acknowledgements .......................................... 28 + 12. References ................................................ 28 + 13. Security Considerations ................................... 19 + 14. Authors' Addresses ........................................ 30 + +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. + +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. In the case of some variable-length + options the length field is a constant but must still be specified. + + + + +Alexander & Droms [Page 2] + +RFC 1533 DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions October 1993 + + + Any options defined subsequent to this document should 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 + 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. + +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 3] + +RFC 1533 DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions October 1993 + + +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 signed 32-bit integer. + + 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 4] + +RFC 1533 DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions October 1993 + + +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 5] + +RFC 1533 DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions October 1993 + + +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 6] + +RFC 1533 DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions October 1993 + + +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 7] + +RFC 1533 DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions October 1993 + + +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 8] + +RFC 1533 DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions October 1993 + + +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 9] + +RFC 1533 DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions October 1993 + + +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 10] + +RFC 1533 DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions October 1993 + + +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 11] + +RFC 1533 DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions October 1993 + + +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 12] + +RFC 1533 DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions October 1993 + + +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 13] + +RFC 1533 DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions October 1993 + + +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 14] + +RFC 1533 DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions October 1993 + + +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 15] + +RFC 1533 DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions October 1993 + + +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 | ... + +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+--- + +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 | + +-----+-----+-----+ + + + + + + + +Alexander & Droms [Page 16] + +RFC 1533 DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions October 1993 + + +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 | + +-----+-----+-----+ + +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 | + +-----+-----+-----+ + + + + + + + +Alexander & Droms [Page 17] + +RFC 1533 DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions October 1993 + + +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 | + +-----+-----+-----+ + +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 | ... + +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+--- + + + + +Alexander & Droms [Page 18] + +RFC 1533 DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions October 1993 + + +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 | ... + +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- + +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 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: + + + +Alexander & Droms [Page 19] + +RFC 1533 DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions October 1993 + + + 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 | ... | ... | + +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ + +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 | ... + +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---- + + + + + + + + + + + +Alexander & Droms [Page 20] + +RFC 1533 DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions October 1993 + + +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). + + The code for this option is 46. The length of this option is always + 1. + + Code Len Node Type + +-----+-----+-----------+ + | 46 | 1 | see above | + +-----+-----+-----------+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Alexander & Droms [Page 21] + +RFC 1533 DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions October 1993 + + +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 | ... + +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+--- + +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 | ... + +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+--- + + + + + + + +Alexander & Droms [Page 22] + +RFC 1533 DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions October 1993 + + +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. + + The code for this option is 52, and its length is 1. Legal values + for this option are: + + + + + +Alexander & Droms [Page 23] + +RFC 1533 DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions October 1993 + + + 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. 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 + + Code Len Type + +-----+-----+-----+ + | 53 | 1 | 1-7 | + +-----+-----+-----+ + +9.5. 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 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. + + + + + + + + + +Alexander & Droms [Page 24] + +RFC 1533 DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions October 1993 + + + The code for this option is 54, and its length is 4. + + Code Len Address + +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ + | 54 | 4 | a1 | a2 | a3 | a4 | + +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ + +9.6. 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 | ... + +-----+-----+-----+-----+--- + +9.7. 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 25] + +RFC 1533 DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions October 1993 + + +9.8. 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 | + +-----+-----+-----+-----+ + +9.9. 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 | + +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ + +9.10. 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 26] + +RFC 1533 DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions October 1993 + + +9.11. Class-identifier + + This option is used by DHCP clients to optionally identify the type + and configuration of a DHCP client. The information is a string of n + octets, interpreted by servers. Vendors and sites may choose to + define specific 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). + + The code for this option is 60, and its minimum length is 1. + + Code Len Class-Identifier + +-----+-----+-----+-----+--- + | 60 | n | i1 | i2 | ... + +-----+-----+-----+-----+--- + +9.12. 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 consist of a type-value pair, similar to the + + It is expected that this field will typically contain a hardware type + and hardware address, but this is not required. Current legal values + for hardware types are defined in [22]. + + The code for this option is 61, and its minimum length is 2. + + Code Len Type Client-Identifier + +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+--- + | 61 | n | t1 | i1 | i2 | ... + +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+--- + +10. Extensions + + Additional generic data fields may be registered 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 + + + +Alexander & Droms [Page 27] + +RFC 1533 DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions October 1993 + + + Implementation specific use of undefined generic types (those in the + range 61-127) may conflict with other implementations, and + registration is required. + +11. Acknowledgements + + The authors would like to thank Philip Almquist for his feedback on + this document. The comments of the DHCP Working Group are also + gratefully acknowledged. In particular, Mike Carney and Jon Dreyer + from SunSelect suggested the current format of the Vendor-specific + Information option. + + RFC 1497 is based on earlier work by Philip Prindeville, with help + from Drew Perkins, Bill Croft, and Steve Deering. + +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. + + + + + +Alexander & Droms [Page 28] + +RFC 1533 DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions October 1993 + + + [10] McLaughlin, L., "Line Printer Daemon Protocol", RFC 1179, The + Wollongong Group, August 1990. + + [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 1340, + USC/Information Sciences Institute, July 1992. + +13. Security Considerations + + Security issues are not discussed in this memo. + + + + + + +Alexander & Droms [Page 29] + +RFC 1533 DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions October 1993 + + +14. Authors' Addresses + + Steve Alexander + Lachman Technology, Inc. + 1901 North Naper Boulevard + Naperville, IL 60563-8895 + + Phone: (708) 505-9555 x256 + EMail: stevea@lachman.com + + + Ralph Droms + Computer Science Department + 323 Dana Engineering + Bucknell University + Lewisburg, PA 17837 + + Phone: (717) 524-1145 + EMail: droms@bucknell.edu + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Alexander & Droms [Page 30] +
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