Configuring The Bootp Client; About Bootp Client; Bootp Application; Obtaining An Ip Address Dynamically - H3C SR8800-F Configuration Manual

Configuring the BOOTP client

About BOOTP client

BOOTP application

An interface that acts as a BOOTP client can use BOOTP to obtain information (such as IP address)
from the BOOTP server.
To use BOOTP, an administrator must configure a BOOTP parameter file for each BOOTP client on
the BOOTP server. The parameter file contains information such as MAC address and IP address of
a BOOTP client. When a BOOTP client sends a request to the BOOTP server, the BOOTP server
searches for the BOOTP parameter file and returns the corresponding configuration information.
BOOTP is usually used in relatively stable environments. In network environments that change
frequently, DHCP is more suitable.
Because a DHCP server can interact with a BOOTP client, you can use the DHCP server to assign
an IP address to the BOOTP client. You do not need to configure a BOOTP server.

Obtaining an IP address dynamically

A BOOTP client dynamically obtains an IP address from a BOOTP server as follows:
1. The BOOTP client broadcasts a BOOTP request, which contains its own MAC address.
2. Upon receiving the request, the BOOTP server searches the configuration file for the IP
address and other information according to the BOOTP client's MAC address.
3. The BOOTP server returns a BOOTP response to the BOOTP client.
4. The BOOTP client obtains the IP address from the received response.
A DHCP server can take the place of the BOOTP server in the following dynamic IP address
acquisition.

Protocols and standards

•
RFC 951, Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP)
•
RFC 2132, DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions
•
RFC 1542, Clarifications and Extensions for the Bootstrap Protocol
Configuring an interface to use BOOTP for IP
address acquisition
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Enter interface view.
Command
system-view
interface interface-type
interface-number
168
Remarks
N/A
BOOTP client configuration
applies only to Layer 3 Ethernet
interfaces (including
subinterfaces), Layer 3 aggregate
interfaces, and VLAN interfaces.