DHCP Client-Side Features in Windows

New Features in the Windows 10 April 2018 Update

Vendor Class Identifier Option

Some devices will now show up as MSFT 50 XBOX in the DHCP client list. This is due to a new DHCP client-side feature in the Windows 10 April 2018 Update. MSFT 50 is a Windows computer, and dhcpcd-5.5.6 is an Android device. The vendor class identifier is included in the DHCP request, and it allows the DHCP server to identify the type of device that is requesting an IP address.

This information can be useful for network administrators who want to configure different DHCP options for different types of devices. For example, you could configure your DHCP server to assign a specific IP address range to all Windows computers, or you could configure it to assign a different DNS server to all Android devices.

How to Send Microsoft Windows Specific DHCP Options from a Non-Microsoft DHCP Server

If you are using a non-Microsoft DHCP server, you can still send Microsoft Windows specific DHCP options to your clients. To do this, you will need to add the following option to your DHCP server configuration:

``` option vendor-class-identifier "MSFT 50"; ```

This option will cause the DHCP server to send the MSFT 50 vendor class identifier to all clients that request an IP address. You can then use this information to configure different DHCP options for Windows computers.