Users Guide

pool name
2 Specify the client IP address.
DHCP <POOL>
host address
3 Specify the client hardware address.
DHCP <POOL>
hardware-address hardware-address type
• hardware-address: the client MAC address.
• type: the protocol of the hardware platform.
The default protocol is Ethernet.
Debugging the DHCP Server
To debug the DHCP server, use the following command.
• Display debug information for DHCP server.
EXEC Privilege mode
debug ip dhcp server [events | packets]
Using DHCP Clear Commands
To clear DHCP binding entries, address conflicts, and server counters, use the following commands.
• Clear DHCP binding entries for the entire binding table.
EXEC Privilege mode.
clear ip dhcp binding
• Clear a DHCP binding entry for an individual IP address.
EXEC Privilege mode.
clear ip dhcp binding ip address
Configure the System to be a Relay
Agent
DHCP clients and servers request and offer configuration information via broadcast DHCP messages.
Routers do not forward broadcasts, so if there are no DHCP servers on the subnet, the client does not receive
a response to its request and therefore cannot access the network.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) 399