Host Name

Code

12

Length

Length varies depending on data in value. Minimum length is 1 octet. Maximum length is limited to 63 characters, or one octet for each character used in the host name configured for use with this option.

Value

ASCII character text.

Description

Specifies a host name for the client of up to 63 characters in length. (See RFC 1035, Domain Names — Implementation and Specification , for possible character set restrictions.) In some cases, this name can also be fully qualified by appending the name value provided here with the DNS domain name, as specified in option 15. For Windows clients, this option is not supported for use when configuring the client's host name, which is set in Computer Name in the Network Identification Properties dialog box on the client computer.

Structure

Code	Length	Host Name
12	n	name