DHCP option 43 not handed back correctly

  • 7000636
  • 10-Jun-2008
  • 27-Apr-2012

Environment

Novell NetWare 6.5 Support Pack 1
Novell NetWare 6.5 Support Pack 7
Novell DHCP
Novell DHCP Management Console

Situation

DHCP option 43 not handed back correctly

According to rfc 2132 the format should be:
Code Len Vendor class Identifier
+---+---+---+---+---
| 43 | n | i1 | i2 | ...
+---+---+---+---+---!

When configuring this option in the Java based management console or in iManager you are asked for a key and data.

Resolution

This has been fixed in NetWare 6.5 SP 7. Upon selecting option 43 the user is presented with a field. This field is to be filled out in HEX per rfc 2132 with the vendor-specific information. The length will be automatically calculated upon submission of the HEX bytes.

Additional Information

Formerly known as TID 10095110