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Receiving an IP address from a BOOTP Server
The standard BOOTP protocol is supported enabling the device to automatically download their IP host configuration from any standard BOOTP server in the
internet. In this case, the device acts as a BOOTP client.
To retrieve an IP address from a BOOTP server:
1. Select and connect any port to a BOOTP server or subnet containing such a server, to retrieve the IP address.
2. At the system prompt, type in the delete startup configuration command to delete the Startup configuration from flash. The device reboots with no
configuration and in 60 seconds starts sending BOOTP requests.
3. The device receives the IP address automatically.
NOTE:
Once the "delete startup configuration" begins, any input at the ASCII terminal or keyboard automatically aborts the configuration process
before completion and the device does not recieve an IP address from BOOTP.
The following example illustrates the process:
console> enable
console# delete startup-config
To verify the IP address, see the following display example.
console> enable
console# show ip interface
Gateway IP Address Activity status
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IP Address I/F
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10.1.1.1/8 vlan1
console#
Now the device is configured with an IP address.
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