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3 DHCP Client Configuration
When configuring the DHCP client, go to these sections for information you are interested in:
z Introduction to DHCP Client
z Enabling the DHCP Client on an Interface
z Displaying and Maintaining the DHCP Client
z DHCP Client Configuration Example
z The DHCP client configuration is supported only on VLAN interfaces.
z When multiple VLAN interfaces with the same MAC address use DHCP for IP address acquisition
via a relay agent, the DHCP server cannot be a Windows 2000 Server or Windows 2003 Server.
z 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 DHCP client may fail to
obtain an IP address.
Introduction to DHCP Client
With the DHCP client enabled on an interface, the interface will use DHCP to obtain configuration
parameters such as an IP address from the DHCP server.
Enabling the DHCP Client on an Interface
Follow these steps to enable the DHCP client on an interface:
To do… Use the command… Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Enter interface view
interface interface-type interface-number
—
Enable the DHCP
client on the interface
ip address dhcp-alloc [ client-identifier mac
interface-type interface-number ]
Required
Disabled by default.
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