Configuring the DHCP server to send BOOTP responses in RFC 1048 format

About configuring the DHCP server to send BOOTP responses in RFC 1048 format

Not all BOOTP clients can send requests that are compatible with RFC 1048. By default, the DHCP server does not process the Vend field of RFC 1048-incompliant requests but copies the Vend field into responses.

This feature enables the DHCP server to fill the Vend field in RFC 1048-compliant format in DHCP responses to RFC 1048-incompliant requests sent by BOOTP clients.

Restrictions and guidelines

This feature is effective for the BOOTP clients that request statically bound addresses.

Procedure

  1. Enter system view.

    system-view

  2. Enable the DHCP server to send BOOTP responses in RFC 1048 format to the RFC 1048-incompliant BOOTP requests.

    dhcp server bootp reply-rfc-1048

    By default, the DHCP server directly copies the Vend field of such requests into the responses.