DHCP Options

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DNS Domain Name

Code

15

Length

Length varies depending on data in value. Minimum length is 1 octet.

Value

ASCII character text

Description

Specifies the domain name that the DHCP client should use when resolving host names using the DNS. For this option type, ASCII character text is used for the data value. The length of the value field depends on the number of characters used in the DNS domain name specified here. For example, if the domain name has 20 characters, the value field for this option should also be 20 octets in length.

Structure

Code Length Domain Name
15 n domain name

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