string data expressions (was Re: using option 82 to assign a static ip-address)

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So the best solution is to convert everything to binary? 

And, even tho the inbound DHCP packet contains actual ASCII text (from some manufacturers) DHCP is smart enough to what convert the ASCII to binary before comparison? 

So my config would contain this: 56:4C:41:4E:20:31:20:50:6F:72:66:20:34 and the packet actually contain s ASCII: "VLAN 1 Port 4" and this would match? 
> So to match something like VLAN 1 Port 4, you could use the string
> "VLAN 1
> Port 4" or encode each character in hex
> 56:4C:41:4E:20:31:20:50:6F:72:66:20:34

> Try man ascii to give you conversion tables.
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