To capture DHCP vendor-class-identifier in linux.

May 5th, 2011
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On a linux DHCP server, you can add the following linke to dhcpd.conf file to display the vendor-class-identifier of DHCP clients:

set vendor-string = option vendor-class-identifier;

I added this towards the top of my configuration in both version 3 and version 4 DHCP server installations. I did notice that not all clients report the information back. For instance, some Wyse clients. You find the information in the dhcpd.leases database file on the server.

To capture DHCP vendor-class-identifier in linux.

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- Rafael Guedes
- January 12th, 2012 10:24am
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Hi Jim,

I’m trying to configure my DHCP Server with vendor classes options. I have a step by step on how to configure the parameters I need for a Windows Server, but I need to translate this to Linux. Could you help me providing some useful article or reference about DHCP vendor classes, or help me on how to configure?

Thanks!
- Jgz
- January 12th, 2012 4:36pm
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@Rafael Guedes
Did you look at the man page for dhcpd-options? That is where you can find information about all the options. Translating it from Windows to linux will be a challenge. At least, that is what I have found, but maybe the man page will give you a starting point.