BOOTP / DHCP option 0, Pad

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Description:

Protocol suite: TCP/IP.
Protocol type:Application layer configuration protocol.
Base protocols: BOOTP, Bootstrap Protocol.
DHCP, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.
Option length:1 byte.
Links: IANA: BOOTP and DHCP options.

This option can be used as byte padding to cause subsequent option records to align on a word boundary.


MAC header IP header UDP header BOOTP | DHCP header BOOTP / DHCP option 0

BOOTP / DHCP option 0:

0001020304050607
Code

Code. 8 bits. Always cleared to 0.
Option code.


Glossary:


RFCs:

[RFC 2132] DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions.


Publications:


Obsolete RFCs:

[RFC 1533] DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions.


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