This is an example of using vendor tags in DHCPD config, supplied by Bernd Wiebelt. subnet 10.97.0.0 netmask 255.255.0.0 { range 10.97.0.2 10.97.0.254; option option-128 e4:45:74:68:0:0; option option-160 "default=193"; option option-184 "HALLO"; option option-192 "Linux:::linux.tagged:"; option option-193 "DOS Bootdisk:::dosboot.tagged"; option option-194 "RH61 Bootdisk:::boot.tagged"; option option-195 "Local Disk:::/dev/hda:85b103482a20682da703aa388933a6d8"; }