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Parameter
DHCP Options
Description
Subnet Mask
1
Specify the subnet mask of the
client.
Time Offset
2
Specify the offset between the
client subnet and the Coordinated
Universal Time (UTC).
Router
3
Specify a list of IP addresses for
routers on the client’s subnet.
Time Server
4
Specify a list of time servers
available to the client.
Domain Name Server
6
Specify a list of domain name
servers available to the client.
Host Name
12
Specify the name of the client.
Domain Server
15
Specify the domain name that
client should use when resolving
hostnames via DNS.
Network Time Protocol Servers
42
Specify the list of NTP server
address available to the client.
Vendor-Specific Information
43
Identify the vendor-specific
information.
Vendor Class Identifier
60
Identify the vendor type.
TFTP Server Name
66
Identify a TFTP server when the
'sname' field in the DHCP header
has been used for DHCP options.
DHCP Option 42, Option 2
Your system can obtain the NTP server address via DHCP.
DHCP option 42 is used to obtain the available NTP server list.
DHCP option 2 is used to specify the offset (seconds) between the system’s subnet and Coordinated
Universal Time (UTC).
Related tasks
DHCP Option 12
You can specify a hostname for the system. When the system sends the request of DHCP DISCOVER, it
will report the configured host name to the DHCP server via DHCP option 12. See
for character
restrictions.
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