BOOTP/DHCP option 23, Default IP Time-to-live

Description:

Length:3 bytes total.

This option specifies the default time-to-live that the client should use on outgoing datagrams.


MAC header IP header UDP header BOOTP header BOOTP/DHCP option Data :::
MAC header IP header UDP header DHCP header BOOTP/DHCP option Data :::

BOOTP/DHCP option 23:

0001020304050607 0809101112131415 1617181920212223
Code Length Value

Code. 8 bits. Always set to 23.
Option code.

Length. 8 bits. Always set to 1.
Size of the option data in bytes.

Value. 8 bits. 1 to 255.
Outbound IP TTL.


RFCs:

[RFC 2132] DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions.


Obsolete RFCs:

[RFC 1533] DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions.