BOOTP/DHCP option 30, Mask Supplier

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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 if the client should respond to subnet mask requests using ICMP.


MAC header IP header UDP header BOOTP | DHCP header BOOTP/DHCP option 30

BOOTP/DHCP option 30:

0001020304050607 0809101112131415 1617181920212223
Code Length Value

Code. 8 bits. Always set to 30.
Option code.

Length. 8 bits. Always set to 1.
Size of the option data in bytes.

Value. 8 bits.

ValueDescription
0The client should not respond.
1The client should respond.

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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