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Configuring the DHCP Client
8.2 DHCP Client Components
Table 8–1 (Cont.) Configuration Keywords
Keyword Description
request parameter_name Specifies the parameter to request from the DHCP
server. There may be many instances of the request
keyword, each with a different parameter_name.
Each parameter which is configurable through DHCP
is identified by a unique parameter. Limited size of
DHCP packets dictates that a client should not request
data which it cannot use.
Different implementations of DHCP servers or
differing DHCP server policies can dictate that a
server return more configuration parameters than
a client requests. On the other hand, some DHCP
servers will not send a parameter to a client unless
the client explicitly requests it. If your DHCP server
is configured to deliver a particular parameter to your
TCP/IP Services DHCP client and the client is not
receiving the information, verify that the DHCP client
has a request statement for the information in its
CLIENT.PCY file.
Table 8–2 lists the DHCP parameters that a TCP/IP
Services DHCP client may request from a server. Note
that vendor-specific options, like the ones marked with
TCPVMS in columns 3 and 4 of the DHCPTAGS. file
entries, may not appear in a request statement.
Table 8–2 lists the Request statement parameters supported by the TCP/IP
Services DHCP client implementation.
8–8 Configuring the DHCP Client