Step
3.
Configure an interface to use
BOOTP for IP address
acquisition.
Display and maintenance commands for BOOTP
client
Execute display command in any view.
Task
Display BOOTP client information.
BOOTP client configuration examples
Example: Configuring BOOTP client
Network configuration
As shown in
address from the DHCP server by using BOOTP.
To make the BOOTP client obtain an IP address from the DHCP server, perform configuration on the
DHCP server. For more information, see
Procedure
The following describes the configuration on Router B, which acts as a client.
# Configure GigabitEthernet 1/0/1 to use BOOTP to obtain an IP address.
<RouterB> system-view
[RouterB] interface gigabitethernet 1/0/1
[RouterB-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] ip address bootp-alloc
Verifying the configuration
# Display the IP address assigned to the BOOTP client.
[RouterB] display bootp client
Figure
33, GigabitEthernet 1/0/1 of Router B connects to the LAN to obtain an IP
Command
ip address bootp-alloc
Command
display bootp client [ interface interface-type
interface-number ]
"DHCP server configuration
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Remarks
By default, an interface does not
use BOOTP for IP address
acquisition.
examples."