Chapter 6 Bootp Client Configuration; Introduction To Bootp Client; Bootp Application - H3C S5500-EI series Operation Manual

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Chapter 6 BOOTP Client Configuration

While configuring a BOOTP client, go to these sections for information you are
interested in:

Introduction to BOOTP Client

Configuring an Interface to Dynamically Obtain an IP Address Through BOOTP
Displaying and Maintaining BOOTP Client Configuration
Note:
BOOTP client configuration only applies to VLAN interfaces.
If several VLAN interfaces sharing the same MAC address obtain IP addresses
through a BOOTP relay agent, the BOOTP server cannot be a Windows 2000
Server or Windows 2003 Server.
You are not recommended to enable both the DHCP client and the DHCP Snooping
on the same device. Otherwise, DHCP Snooping entries may fail to be generated,
or the BOOTP client may fail to obtain an IP address.
6.1 Introduction to BOOTP Client
This section covers these topics:

BOOTP Application

Obtaining an IP Address Dynamically
Protocols and Standards
6.1.1 BOOTP Application
After you specify an interface of a device as a BOOTP client, the interface can use
BOOTP to get information (such as IP address) from the BOOTP server, which
simplifies your configuration.
Before using BOOTP, an administrator needs to 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 originates a
request to the BOOTP server, the BOOTP server will search for the BOOTP parameter
file and return the corresponding configuration information.
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