RFC 4702 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2006

The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Client Fully Qualified Domain Name Option

Overview

RFC 4702, “The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Client Fully Qualified Domain Name Option”, is a Proposed Standard document published in October 2006 by M. Stapp, B. Volz, Y. Rekhter. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv4 (DHCPv4) option that can be used to exchange information about a DHCPv4 client's fully qualified domain name and about responsibility for updating the DNS RR related to the client's address assignment. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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

What “Proposed Standard” means

An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.

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