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6  DHCP Client Configuration Commands 
 
 
z  The DHCP client configuration is supported only on the Layer 3 Ethernet interface (or subinterface) 
and VLAN interface. 
z  When multiple VLAN interfaces having the same MAC address use DHCP for IP address 
acquisition via a relay agent, the DHCP server cannot be the Windows 2000 Server or Windows 
2003 Server. 
 
DHCP Client Configuration Commands 
display dhcp client 
Syntax 
display dhcp client [ verbose ] [ interface interface-type interface-number ] 
View 
Any view 
Default Level 
1: Monitor level 
Parameters 
verbose: Specifies verbose DHCP client information to be displayed. 
interface  interface-type interface-number: Specifies an interface of which to display DHCP client 
information.  
Description 
Use the display dhcp client command to display DHCP client information. If no interface 
interface-type interface-number is specified, DHCP client information of all interfaces will be displayed. 
Examples 
# Display DHCP client information of all interfaces. 
<Sysname> display dhcp client 
Vlan-interface1 DHCP client information: 
 Current machine state: BOUND 
 Allocated IP: 40.1.1.20 255.255.255.0 
 Allocated lease: 259200 seconds, T1: 129600 seconds, T2: 226800 seconds 
 DHCP server: 40.1.1.2 
# Display verbose DHCP client information.