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DHCP COMMUNICATIONS CONFIGURATION SYSTEM

  • US 20140052830A1
  • Filed: 08/16/2012
  • Published: 02/20/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) communications configuration system, comprisinga network;

  • a client information handling system (IHS) that is coupled to the network and that is operable to create a plurality of DHCP discover messages that include capability data that describes at least one hardware resource on the client IHS, and send the plurality of DHCP discover messages over the network;

    a controller that is coupled to the network and that is operable to receive the plurality of DHCP discover messages including the capability data, process the capability data to determine configuration data for the client IHS, create a plurality of DHCP offer messages that includes the configuration data and transmit the plurality of DHCP offer messages over the network to the client IHS; and

    wherein the client IHS is further operable to use the configuration data to configure the client IHS.

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