DHCP options
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DHCP options are configurable parameters in the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol that provide clients with network configuration details such as IP addresses, gateways, and DNS servers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| DHCP options canonical | 2 |
| Relay Agent Information Option | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7927970 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: DHCP options Context triple: [RFC 1533, specifiesProtocol, DHCP options]
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A.
DHCP
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a network management protocol that automatically assigns IP addresses and other configuration parameters to devices on an IP network.
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B.
RFC 4833: A Timestamp Option for the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
RFC 4833 is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standards document that specifies a DHCP option for conveying timestamp information between DHCP clients and servers.
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C.
DHCPREQUEST
DHCPREQUEST is a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) message used by a client to request or renew an IP address lease and related configuration parameters from a DHCP server.
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D.
BOOTP
BOOTP (Bootstrap Protocol) is an older network protocol used to automatically assign IP addresses and boot configuration to diskless or thin-client machines over a network.
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E.
DHCPACK
DHCPACK is a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) message sent by a server to confirm and finalize the configuration parameters (such as IP address and lease time) offered to a client.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: DHCP options Target entity description: DHCP options are configurable parameters in the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol that provide clients with network configuration details such as IP addresses, gateways, and DNS servers.
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A.
DHCP
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a network management protocol that automatically assigns IP addresses and other configuration parameters to devices on an IP network.
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B.
RFC 4833: A Timestamp Option for the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
RFC 4833 is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standards document that specifies a DHCP option for conveying timestamp information between DHCP clients and servers.
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C.
DHCPREQUEST
DHCPREQUEST is a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) message used by a client to request or renew an IP address lease and related configuration parameters from a DHCP server.
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D.
BOOTP
BOOTP (Bootstrap Protocol) is an older network protocol used to automatically assign IP addresses and boot configuration to diskless or thin-client machines over a network.
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E.
DHCPACK
DHCPACK is a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) message sent by a server to confirm and finalize the configuration parameters (such as IP address and lease time) offered to a client.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
DHCP feature
ⓘ
network configuration parameter set ⓘ |
| canProvide |
DNS server addresses
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IP address configuration parameters ⓘ IRC server addresses ⓘ LPR server addresses ⓘ MTU settings ⓘ NNTP server addresses ⓘ NTP server addresses ⓘ NetBIOS name server addresses ⓘ NetBIOS node type ⓘ NetBIOS scope ⓘ POP3 server addresses ⓘ PXE boot parameters ⓘ SMTP server addresses ⓘ WINS server addresses ⓘ WWW server addresses ⓘ boot file name ⓘ boot server information ⓘ cookie server addresses ⓘ default gateway information ⓘ domain name information ⓘ finger server addresses ⓘ lease time parameters ⓘ log server addresses ⓘ static route information ⓘ streetTalk directory assistance server addresses ⓘ streetTalk server addresses ⓘ time offset information ⓘ vendor-specific information ⓘ |
| configuredOn | DHCP servers ⓘ |
| definedIn |
RFC 2131
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RFC 2132 ⓘ various DHCP-related RFCs ⓘ |
| enables | automatic distribution of network parameters to clients ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
can be mandatory or optional
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can be requested by clients ⓘ can be supplied by servers ⓘ carried in DHCP message option fields ⓘ identified by numeric option codes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
ⓘ
linked to:
DHCP
|
| purpose | provide clients with network configuration details ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
DHCP option 15 domain name
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DHCP option 3 default gateway ⓘ DHCP option 51 IP address lease time ⓘ DHCP option 53 DHCP message type ⓘ DHCP option 54 DHCP server identifier ⓘ DHCP option 6 DNS servers ⓘ DHCP option 82 relay agent information ⓘ |
| supports | centralized network configuration management ⓘ |
| usedBy | DHCP clients ⓘ |
| usedIn |
IPv4 networks
ⓘ
IPv6 networks ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: DHCP options Description of subject: DHCP options are configurable parameters in the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol that provide clients with network configuration details such as IP addresses, gateways, and DNS servers.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: DHCP options