BOOTP/DHCP option 14, Merit Dump File

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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:3+ bytes.
Links: IANA: BOOTP and DHCP options.

This option specifies the pathname 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.


MAC header IP header UDP header BOOTP | DHCP header BOOTP/DHCP option 14

BOOTP/DHCP option 14:

0001020304050607 0809101112131415 1617181920212223 2425262728293031
Code Length Pathname :::

Code. 8 bits. Always set to 14.
Option code.

Length. 8 bits. 1+.
Size of the option data in bytes.

Pathname. Variable length.


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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