Ip Address Dhcp - Dell PowerConnect 5324 Command Line Interface Reference Manual

• prefix-length—The number of bits that comprise the IP address prefix. The prefix length
must be preceded by a forward slash (/). (Range: 8 -30)
Default Configuration
No IP address is defined for interfaces.
Command Mode
Interface configuration (Ethernet, VLAN, port-channel)
User Guidelines
• An IP address cannot be configured for a range of interfaces (range context).
Example
The following example configures VLAN 1 with the IP address 131.108.1.27 and subnet mask
255.255.255.0.
Console (config)# interface vlan 1
Console (config-if)# ip address 131.108.1.27 255.255.255.0

ip address dhcp

The ip address dhcp Interface Configuration mode command acquires an IP address on an
interface from the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server. To deconfigure any
acquired address, use the no form of this command.
The no ip address dhcp command deconfigures any IP address that was acquired, thus sending a
DHCPRELEASE message.
Syntax
ip address dhcp [hostname host-name]
no ip address dhcp
• hostname—Specifies the host name.(Range: 1 - 20 characters)
• host-name—DHCP host name. This name need not be the same as the host name
entered in global configuration mode.
Default Configuration
This command has no default configuration.
Command Mode
Interface configuration (Ethernet, VLAN, port-channel)
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IP Addressing Commands