Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Domain Search Option
RFC 3397
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(November 2002; No errata)
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Network Working Group B. Aboba
Request for Comments: 3397 Microsoft
Category: Standards Track S. Cheshire
Apple Computer, Inc.
November 2002
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Domain Search Option
Status of this Memo
This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2002). All Rights Reserved.
Abstract
This document defines a new Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(DHCP) option which is passed from the DHCP Server to the DHCP Client
to specify the domain search list used when resolving hostnames using
DNS.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction ................................................ 2
1.1 Terminology ............................................ 2
1.2 Requirements Language .................................. 2
2. Domain Search Option Format ................................. 2
3. Example ..................................................... 3
4. Security Considerations ..................................... 4
5. Normative References ........................................ 5
6. Informative References ...................................... 5
7. IANA Considerations ......................................... 6
8. Acknowledgments ............................................. 6
9. Intellectual Property Statement ............................. 6
10. Authors' Addresses .......................................... 7
11. Full Copyright Statement .................................... 8
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1. Introduction
The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) [RFC2131] provides a
mechanism for host configuration. [RFC2132] and [RFC2937] allow DHCP
servers to pass name service configuration information to DHCP
clients. In some circumstances, it is useful for the DHCP client to
be configured with the domain search list. This document defines a
new DHCP option which is passed from the DHCP Server to the DHCP
Client to specify the domain search list used when resolving
hostnames with DNS. This option applies only to DNS and does not
apply to other name resolution mechanisms.
1.1. Terminology
This document uses the following terms:
DHCP client
A DHCP client or "client" is an Internet host using DHCP to
obtain configuration parameters such as a network address.
DHCP server
A DHCP server or "server" is an Internet host that returns
configuration parameters to DHCP clients.
1.2. Requirements Language
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
"SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
document are to be interpreted as described in "Key words for use in
RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels" [RFC2119].
2. Domain Search Option Format
The code for this option is 119.
0 1 2 3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| 119 | Len | Searchstring...
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Searchstring...
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
In the above diagram, Searchstring is a string specifying the
searchlist. If the length of the searchlist exceeds the maximum
permissible within a single option (255 octets), then multiple
options MAY be used, as described in "Encoding Long Options in the
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCPv4)" [RFC3396].
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To enable the searchlist to be encoded compactly, searchstrings in
the searchlist MUST be concatenated and encoded using the technique
described in section 4.1.4 of "Domain Names - Implementation And
Specification" [RFC1035]. In this scheme, an entire domain name or a
list of labels at the end of a domain name is replaced with a pointer
to a prior occurrence of the same name. Despite its complexity, this
technique is valuable since the space available for encoding DHCP
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