Enterasys Matrix DFE-Gold Series User Manual

Enterasys Matrix DFE-Gold Series Configuration Guide 20-1
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DHCP Configuration
ThischapterdescribestheDynamicHostConfigurationProtocol(DHCP)configurationsetof
commandsandhowtousethem.
DHCP Overview
TheDynamicHostConfigurationProtocol(DHCP)providesservicesforallocatinganddelivering
IPaddressesandotherconfigurationparameterstoInternethosts.DHCPconsistsoftwo
components:aprotocolfordeliveringhost‐specificconfigurationparametersfromaDHCPserver
toahost,andamechanismforallocatingnetworkaddressestohosts.Optional
functionalityalso
providesservicestocompletehigh‐availability,authenticatedandQoS‐dependanthost
configuration.
TheDHCPprotocolisbasedonaclient‐servermodelinwhichadesignatedDHCPserver
allocatesnetworkaddressesanddeliversconfigurationparameterstodynamicallyconfigured
clients.Throughouttheremainderofthissection,theterm“server”
referstoahostproviding
initializationparametersthroughDHCP,andtheterm“client”referstoahostrequesting
initializationparametersfromaDHCPserver.
DHCPsupportsthefollowingmechanismsforIPaddressallocation:
•Automatic—DHCPassignsanIPaddresstoaclientforalimitedperiodoftime(oruntilthe

clientexplicitlyrelinquishestheaddress).
•Manual—AclientʹsIPaddressisassignedbythenetworkadministrator,andDHCPisused
simplytoconveytheassignedaddresstotheclient.
TheamountoftimethataparticularIPaddressisvalidforasystemiscalledaleas e.The
Enterasys
Matrix‐Norstandalonedevicemaintainsaleasedatabasewhichcontainsinformation
abouteachassignedIPaddress,theMACaddresstowhichitisassigned,theleaseexpiration,and
whethertheaddressassignmentisdynamicorstatic.TheDHCPleasedatabaseisstoredinflash
memory.
Configuring DHCP
Bydefault,theDHCPserverisnotenabledontheEnterasysMatrix‐Norstandalonedevice.You
canselectivelyenableDHCPserviceonparticularinterfacesandnotothers.ToenableDHCP
serviceonaninterface,youmustfirstdefineaDHCPscope.AscopeconsistsofapoolofIP
addresses
andasetofparametersforaDHCPclient.Theparametersareusedbytheclientto
configureitsnetworkenvironment,forexample,thedefaultgatewayandDNSdomainname.
Router: Unless otherwise noted, the commands covered in this chapter can be executed only
when the device is in router mode. For details on how to enable router configuration modes, refer to
“Enabling Router Configuration Modes” on page 2-103.

Enterasys Matrix DFE-Gold Series Specifications

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Model	Matrix DFE-Gold Series
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