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Rather than upgrading your DHCP 148 implementation, you can add extended options; accepts Option 149 Codes <tt>77-127</tt>.</td> 150 </tr> 151 152 <tr> 153 <td width=100 valign="top"><U>Vendor</U></td> 154 <td valign="top">Hardware-, vendor-, or platform-specific option 155 definitions; accepts Option Codes <tt>1-254</tt>. Selecting this 156 context enables the <a href="#class">Client Class</a> 157 parameter.</td> 158 </tr> 159 160 </table> 161 </td> 162 </tr> 163 164 165 <tr> 166 <td width=115 valign="top"><a name="code"><STRONG>Code</STRONG></a></td> 167 <td valign="top">A unique numeric code to 168 identify the option. Valid values depend on the option <a 169 href="#cat">category</a>:<P> 170 171 <table border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=3> 172 173 <tr> 174 <td width=100 valign="top"><U>Extend</U></td> 175 <td valign="top">Accepts code values of <tt>77-127</tt><P></TD> 176 </tr> 177 178 <tr> 179 <td width=100 valign="top"><U>Site</U></td> 180 <td valign="top">Accepts code values of <tt>128-254</tt><P></TD> 181 </tr> 182 183 <tr> 184 <td width=100 valign="top"><U>Vendor</U></td> 185 <td valign="top">Accepts code values of <tt>1-254</tt></td> 186 </tr> 187 188 </table> 189 190 191 <P> 192 </td> 193 194 </tr> 195 196 <tr> 197 <td width=100 valign="top"><A NAME="type"><STRONG>Data Type</STRONG></A></td> 198 <td valign="top">The type of data that is acceptable 199 for options values:<P> 200 <table border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=3> 201 202 <tr> 203 <td width=100 valign="top"><u>Ascii</u></td> 204 <td valign="top">ASCII text.</td> 205 </tr> 206 207 <tr> 208 <td width=100 valign="top"><u>Boolean</u></td> 209 <td valign="top">No value is associated with this data type. 210 Presence of options of this type denote Boolean TRUE; absence 211 denotes FALSE.</td> 212 </tr> 213 214 <tr> 215 <td width=100 valign="top"><u>IP</u></td> 216 <td valign="top">One or more Internet addresses in dotted decimal format.</td> 217 </tr> 218 <tr> 219 <td width=100 valign="top"><u>Octet</u></td> 220 <td valign="top">Uninterpreted ASCII representation of binary 221 data; for example, a client ID.</td> 222 </tr> 223 <tr> 224 <td width=100 valign="top"><u>Unumber8</u><BR><u>Unumber16</u><BR> 225 <u>Unumber32</u><BR><u>Unumber64</u><BR> 226 227 </td> 228 <td valign="top">Unsigned number, where the trailing number indicates the number of bits in the number.</td> 229 </tr> 230 <tr> 231 <td width=100 valign="top"><u>Snumber8</u><BR><u>Snumber16</u><BR> 232 <u>Snumber32</u><BR><u>Snumber64</u><BR> 233 </td> 234 <td valign="top">Signed number, where the trailing number indicates the number of bits in the number.</td> 235 </tr> 236 237 </table> 238 </td> 239 </tr> 240 241 242 <tr> 243 <td width=100 valign="top"><a name="gran"><STRONG>Granularity</STRONG></a></td> 244 <td valign="top">Specifies how many values of the given <a 245 href="#type">data type</a> are required to make a complete option value. 246 For example, a data type of <tt>IP</tt> and a granularity of <tt>2</tt> would 247 mean that the option value would need to contain two IP addresses.</td> 248 </tr> 249 250 <tr> 251 <td width=100 valign="top"><a name="max"><STRONG>Maximum</STRONG></a></td> 252 <td valign="top">The maximum number of values of a 253 given granularity that can be specified for the option. Building on the 254 previous example, a maximum of <tt>2</tt>, with a granularity of 255 <tt>2</tt> and a data type of <tt>IP</tt> would mean that the option 256 value could contain a maximum of two pairs of IP addresses.<P> 257 258 <table border=0> 259 260 <tr> 261 <td width=100 valign="top"><U>Unlimited</U></td> 262 <td valign="top">No limit to the number of values; implies a 263 maximum setting of <tt>0</tt>.</td> 264 </tr> 265 266 <tr> 267 <td width=100 valign="top"><U>Specify</U></td> 268 <td valign="top">A specific number indicating the maximum.</td> 269 </tr> 270 271 </table> 272 </td> 273 </tr> 274 275 <tr> 276 <td width=100 valign="top"><A NAME="class"><STRONG>Vendor Client Classes</STRONG></A></td> 277 <td valign="top">This option is enabled only when the option 278 <a href="#cat">category</a> is Vendor. It identifies the client class(es) with which the Vendor option is 279 associated.<P> 280 The Class is an ASCII string representing the client machine type and/or operating system, for example, <TT>SUNW.Ultra5_10</TT>. This type of option makes it possible to define configuration parameters that are passed to all clients of the same class. <P> 281 Enter the client class and then press Enter. You can 282 specify multiple client classes. Only those DHCP clients with a client 283 class value matching one listed here will use the option.</td> 284 </tr> 285 286 </table> 287 <p> 288 <strong>Notify DHCP Server of Change:</STRONG> Check the box if 289 you want the DHCP server to reload the <tt>dhcptab</tt> immediately after 290 the data is written. Normally, you will want this to 291 happen. However, if you are making multiple changes, you may choose 292 to wait so that the server reloads only after all the 293 changes are written. <P> 294 <A HREF="#top"><small>return to top</small></A> 295 296 <p> </p> 297 <!-- Don't go past this line! --> 298 299 </td> 300 301 <!-- End topic block --> 302 303 </tr> 304 305 </table> 306 307 <!-- End topic table --> 308 309 </body> 310 </html>