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Summary Of DHCP Options / BOOTP Vendor Information Fields
(Page 4 of 6)
Link Layer Parameters Per Interface
Table 195
lists the DHCP/BOOTP options that are specific to a particular link
layer (layer two) interface.
Table 195: DHCP/BOOTP Options: Link Layer Parameters Per Interface
Code Value
|
Data Length
(bytes)
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Name
and Description
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34
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1
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Trailer Encapsulation:
When set to 1, tells the client to negotiate the use of trailers, as
defined in RFC 893. A value of 0 tells the client not to use this feature.
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35
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4
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ARP Cache
Timeout: Specifies how long, in seconds, the client should hold
entries in its ARP cache.
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36
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1
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Ethernet Encapsulation:
Tells the client what type of encapsulation to use when transmitting
over Ethernet at layer two. If the option value is 0, specifies that
Ethernet II encapsulation should be used, per RFC 894; when the value
is 1, tells the client to use IEEE 802.3 encapsulation, per RFC 1042.
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TCP Parameters
The options impacting the operation
of TCP are shown in Table 196.
Table 196: DHCP/BOOTP Options: TCP Parameters
Code Value
|
Data Length
(bytes)
|
Name
and Description
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37
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1
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Default TTL: Specifies
the default Time To Live the client should use when sending TCP
segments.
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38
|
4
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TCP Keepalive
Interval: Specifies how long (in seconds) the client should
wait on an idle TCP connection before sending a keepalive
message. A value of 0 instructs the client not to send such messages
unless specifically instructed to do so by an application.
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39
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1
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TCP Keepalive Garbage:
When set to 1, tells a client it should send TCP keepalive messages
that include an octet of garbage for compatibility with
implementations that require this.
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