RFC 2937 on The Name Service Search Option for DHCP

RFC Editor <rfc-ed@ISI.EDU> Wed, 04 October 2000 22:44 UTC

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Subject: RFC 2937 on The Name Service Search Option for DHCP
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        RFC 2937

        Title:	    The Name Service Search Option for DHCP
        Author(s):  C. Smith
        Status:     Standards Track
	Date:       September 2000
        Mailbox:    cs@Eng.Sun.COM
        Pages:      5
        Characters: 8368
        Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso:  None

        I-D Tag:    draft-ietf-dhc-nsso-05.txt

        URL:        ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2937.txt


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 order in which name services should be consulted when
resolving hostnames and other information.

This document is a product of the Dynamic Host Configuration Working
Group of the IETF.

This is now a Proposed Standard Protocol.

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
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