RFC 1395 · DRAFT STANDARD · 1993

BOOTP Vendor Information Extensions

Overview

RFC 1395, “BOOTP Vendor Information Extensions”, is a Draft Standard document published in January 1993 by J. Reynolds. It updates RFC 951. It obsoletes RFC 1048, RFC 1084. It has been obsoleted by RFC 1497, RFC 1533 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This RFC is a slight revision and extension of RFC-1048 by Philip Prindeville, who should be credited with the original work in this memo. This memo will be updated as additional tags are defined. This edition introduces Tag 14 for Merit Dump File, Tag 15 for Domain Name, Tag 16 for Swap Server and Tag 17 for Root Path. This memo is a status report on the vendor information extensions used int the Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP).

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

What “Draft Standard” means

A historical maturity level (retired in 2011) that sat between Proposed Standard and Internet Standard and required multiple interoperable implementations.

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Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC obsoletes
RFC 1048 RFC 1084
Obsoleted by
RFC 1497 RFC 1533
This RFC updates
RFC 951
Other RFCs from 1993

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