RFC 951: Bootstrap Protocol

This RFC describes an IP/UDP bootstrap protocol (BOOTP) which allows a diskless client machine to discover its own IP address, the address of a server host,…

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Incoming relationships (28 related RFCs)

Updated by — RFC 1542: Clarifications and Extensions for the Bootstrap Protocol
Updated by, Normatively referenced by — RFC 5494: IANA Allocation Guidelines for the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
Updated by, Informatively referenced by — RFC 1395: BOOTP Vendor Information Extensions
Updated by, Informatively referenced by — RFC 1497: BOOTP Vendor Information Extensions
Updated by — RFC 1532: Clarifications and Extensions for the Bootstrap Protocol
Normatively referenced by — RFC 3396: Encoding Long Options in the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCPv4)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 1812: Requirements for IP Version 4 Routers
Informatively referenced by — RFC 1256: ICMP Router Discovery Messages
Informatively referenced by — RFC 950: Internet Standard Subnetting Procedure
Informatively referenced by — RFC 1933: Transition Mechanisms for IPv6 Hosts and Routers
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4388: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Leasequery
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6994: Shared Use of Experimental TCP Options
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7341: DHCPv4-over-DHCPv6 (DHCP 4o6) Transport
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6632: An Overview of the IETF Network Management Standards
Informatively referenced by — RFC 1011: Official Internet protocols
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6607: Virtual Subnet Selection Options for DHCPv4 and DHCPv6
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6926: DHCPv4 Bulk Leasequery
Informatively referenced by — RFC 1084: BOOTP vendor information extensions
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2074: Remote Network Monitoring MIB Protocol Identifiers
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2896: Remote Network Monitoring MIB Protocol Identifier Macros
Informatively referenced by — RFC 1048: BOOTP vendor information extensions
Informatively referenced by — RFC 1235: Coherent File Distribution Protocol
Informatively referenced by — RFC 1533: DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7724: Active DHCPv4 Lease Query
Informatively referenced by — RFC 961: Official ARPA-Internet protocols
Informatively referenced by — RFC 991: Official ARPA-Internet protocols
Informatively referenced by — RFC 1029: More fault tolerant approach to address resolution for a Multi-LAN system of Ethernets
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9928: DHCPv4 over DHCPv6 with Relay Agent Support