Heritage Series ADSL Bridge/ Router

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DHCP Server Operation

option host-name string;

This option specifies the name of the client. The name may or may not be qualified with the local domain name (it is preferable to use the domain-name option to specify the domain name). See RFC 1035 for character set restrictions.

option boot-size uint16;

This option specifies the length in 512-octet blocks of the default boot image for the client.

option merit-dump string;

This option specifies the path-name of a file to which the client’s core image should be dumped in the event the client crashes. The path is formatted as a character string consisting of characters from the NVT ASCII character set.

option domain-name string;

This option specifies the domain name that client should use when resolving hostnames via the Domain Name System

option swap-server ip-address;

This specifies the IP address of the client’s swap server.

option root-path string;

This option specifies the path-name that contains the client’s root disk. The path is formatted as a character string consisting of characters from the NVT ASCII character set.

option ip-forwarding flag;

This option specifies whether the client should configure its IP layer for packet forwarding. A value of 0 means disable IP forwarding, and a value of 1 means enable IP forwarding.

option non-local-source-routing flag;

This option specifies whether the client should configure its IP layer to allow forwarding of datagrams with non-local source routes. A value of 0 means disallow forwarding of such datagrams, and a value of 1 means allow forwarding.

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Heritage specifications

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