BOOTP / DHCP option 40, Network Information Service Domain

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Description:

Protocol suite: TCP/IP.
Protocol type:Application layer configuration protocol.
Option length:3+ bytes.
Links: IANA: BOOTP and DHCP options.

This option specifies the name of the client's NIS domain.


MAC header IP header UDP header BOOTP | DHCP header BOOTP / DHCP option 40

BOOTP / DHCP option 40:

0001020304050607 0809101112131415 1617181920212223 2425262728293031
Code Length Domain :::

Code. 8 bits. Always set to 40.
Option code.

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

Domain. Variable length.
The domain is formatted as a character string consisting of characters from the NVT ASCII character set.


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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