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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(DHCP)
Overview
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is an application layer protocol that
dynamically assigns IP addresses and other configuration parameters to network
end-stations (hosts) based on configuration policies determined by network
administrators.
The basic DHCP commands are supported by FTOS on all Dell Force10 platforms, as
indicated by the characters that appear under each of the command headings:
e
E-Series,
c C-Series, s S-Series, or .
• Commands to Configure the System to be a DHCP Server
• Commands to Configure Secure DHCP
Commands to Configure the System to be a
DHCP Server
• clear ip dhcp
• debug ip dhcp server
• default-router
• disable
• dns-server
• domain-name
• excluded-address
• hardware-address
• host
• disable
• lease
• netbios-name-server
• netbios-node-type
• network