Configuring An Interface To Dynamically Obtain An Ip Address Through Bootp; Displaying And Maintaining Bootp Client Configuration; Bootp Client Configuration Example; Network Requirements - HP 830 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring an interface to dynamically obtain an
IP address through BOOTP
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Enter interface view.
3. Configure an interface to
dynamically obtain an IP address
through BOOTP.
Displaying and maintaining BOOTP client
configuration
Task
Display BOOTP client information.

BOOTP client configuration example

Network requirements

As shown in
obtains an IP address from the DHCP server by using BOOTP.
To make the BOOTP client obtain an IP address from the DHCP server, you must perform configurations
on the DHCP server. For more information, see

Configuration procedure

The following describes only the configuration on Switch B serving as a client.
# Configure VLAN-interface 1 to dynamically obtain an IP address from the DHCP server.
<SwitchB> system-view
[SwitchB] interface vlan-interface 1
[SwitchB-Vlan-interface1] ip address bootp-alloc
# Use the display bootp client command to display the IP address assigned to the BOOTP client.
Figure 21, Switch B's port belonging to VLAN 1 is connected to the LAN. VLAN-interface 1
Command
system-view
interface interface-type
interface-number
ip address bootp-alloc
Command
display bootp client [ interface interface-type
interface-number ] [ | { begin | exclude |
include } regular-expression ]
"Configuring the DHCP
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Remarks
N/A
N/A
By default, an interface does not
use BOOTP to obtain an IP
address.
Remarks
Available in any view.
server."