RFC 1534 · DRAFT STANDARD · 1993
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Interoperation Between DHCP and BOOTP
Overview
RFC 1534, “Interoperation Between DHCP and BOOTP”, is a Draft Standard document published in October 1993 by R. Droms. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
DHCP provides a superset of the functions provided by BOOTP. This document describes the interactions between DHCP and BOOTP network participants. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
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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