From majka@apple.com  Wed Jan 21 14:47:51 1998
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From: Marc Majka <majka@apple.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 98 13:18:19 -0800
To: iana@ISI.EDU
Subject: Re: New DHCP option
Reply-To: majka@apple.com
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Hello!

Since I haven't recieved a reply concerning my original message of  
October 17, 1997, I'm re-sending this message.  Please respond as  
soon as possible.  We require new code numbers for these two DHCP  
options soon.

Apple Computer Inc. is developing a vendor extension to the BOOTP /  
DHCP protocol, and requires code numbers for two new options.   
These options would be known as the NetInfo Parent Server Address  
and NetInfo Parent Server Tag.  Descriptions of these options is  
given below in the style of RFC1533.

Thank you for your help in this matter.

--
Marc Majka
Apple Computer Inc.

e-mail:  majka@apple.com
tel: 408-974-0331

Descriptions:

The NetInfo Parent Server Address option is used by clients to  
obtain the address of the parent server for their local NetInfo  
domain.  The tag of the NetInfo parent server may be obtained  
through the NetInfo Parent Server Tag option.  If that option is not  
present, a default value of "network" will be used for binding the  
local domain to a parent server.

The length of this option is 4.

    Code   Len            Address
   +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
   |  ??  |  4  |  a1 |  a2 |  a3 |  a4 |
   +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+

The NetInfo Parent Server Tag option is used by clients to obtain  
the tag of the NetInfo parent server, if the tag is different from  
the default value "network".

The  minimum length of this option is 1.

    Code   Len     Tag
   +-----+-----+-----+-----+---
   |  ??  |  n  |  c1 |  c2 | ...
   +-----+-----+-----+-----+---

