DHCP Client Does Not Support Domain Name Option

 Last reviewed: August 30, 1996
Article ID: Q124796
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5

SYMPTOMS

The Windows NT version 3.5 dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) client does not recognize the domain name sent by the Windows NT DHCP Server.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5. This problem was corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 3.5. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces): 

   S E R V P A C K

KBCategory: kbnetwork kbbug3.50 kbfix3.50 kbfix3.50.sp2
KBSubcategory: nttcp NTSrvWkst
Additional reference words: prodnt 3.50 option 15 dhcp

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Last reviewed: August 30, 1996
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