H3C S5120-SI Series

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2 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
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.
Introduction to DHCP Client
With the DHCP client enabled, an 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.