Users Guide

• Creating Manual Binding Entries
• Debugging the DHCP Server
• Using DHCP Clear Commands
Excluding Addresses from the Address Pool
The DHCP server assumes that all IP addresses in a DHCP address pool are available for assigning to DHCP
clients.
You must specify the IP address that the DHCP server should not assign to clients.
To exclude an address, follow this step.
• Exclude an address range from DHCP assignment. The exclusion applies to all configured pools.
DHCP mode
excluded-address
Specifying an Address Lease Time
To specify an address lease time, use the following command.
• Specify an address lease time for the addresses in a pool.
DHCP <POOL>Mode
lease {days [hours] [minutes] | infinite}
The default is 24 hours.
Specifying a Default Gateway
The IP address of the default router should be on the same subnet as the client.
To specify a default gateway, follow this step.
• Specify default gateway(s) for the clients on the subnet, in order of preference.
DHCP <POOL>Mode
default-router address
Configure a Method of Hostname Resolution
Dell Networking systems are capable of providing DHCP clients with parameters for two methods of
hostname resolution—using DNS or NetBIOS WINS.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) 397