topic Re: Client specified unacceptable option length (94 octets) in Operating System - HP-UX

Client specified unacceptable option length (94 octets)

public — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 11:45:58 GMT

Dear all,
The follows message was outputted in HP sytem log file from 24th. Could anyone tell me what's wrong with my system?
SYSTEM: hp9000/d350
HPUX: 10.20
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> Jan 25 08:24:46 twnhp1 bootpd[13033]: Option 43: Client specified unacceptable option length (94 octets)
> Jan 25 08:25:07 twnhp1 bootpd[13033]: Option 43: Client specified unacceptable option length (93 octets)
> Jan 25 08:26:54 twnhp1 bootpd[13033]: Option 43: Client specified unacceptable option length (94 octets)

Re: Client specified unacceptable option length (94 octets)

Robert-Jan Goossens_1 — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 11:50:51 GMT

Hi,

Check this thread.

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=961384

Regards,
Robert-Jan

Re: Client specified unacceptable option length (94 octets)

A. Clay Stephenson — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 11:54:33 GMT

Bootp requests are broadcasts so any server on the subnet running bootpd (or dhcpd) will try to respond. If you can get the MAC address of the requsting client then you may be able to figure where the request is coming from. If you are not using your D-box as a bootpd (DHCP) server for X-terminals, printers, PC's, etc. then you can simply disable bootpd.

Re: Client specified unacceptable option length (94 octets)

A. Clay Stephenson — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 11:54:41 GMT

Bootp requests are broadcasts so any server on the subnet running bootpd (or dhcpd) will try to respond. If you can get the MAC address of the requesting client then you may be able to figure where the request is coming from. If you are not using your D-box as a bootpd (DHCP) server for X-terminals, printers, PC's, etc. then you can simply disable bootpd.

Re: Client specified unacceptable option length (94 octets)

public — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 20:30:41 GMT

Thanks guys, I got it!

Clive