R0106-HP MSR Router Series Layer 3 - IP Services Configuration Guide(V7)

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Configuring an interface to use BOOTP for IP
address acquisition
Step Command Remarks
1. Enter system view.
system-view N/A
2. Enter interface view.
interface interface-type
interface-number
N/A
3. Configure an interface to use
BOOTP for IP address acquisition.
ip address bootp-alloc
By default, an interface does not
use BOOTP for IP address
acquisition.
Displaying and maintaining BOOTP client
Execute display command in any view.
Task Command
Display BOOTP client information.
display bootp client [ interface interface-type
interface-number ]
BOOTP client configuration example
Network requirements
As shown in Figure 17, GigabitEthernet 2/1/1 of Router B connects to the LAN to obtain an IP address
from the DHCP server by using BOOTP.
To make the BOOTP client obtain an IP address from the DHCP server, perform configuration on the
DHCP server. For more information, see "DHCP server configuration examples."
Configuration procedure
The following describes only the configuration on Router B serving as a client.
# Configure GigabitEthernet 2/1/1 to use BOOTP to obtain an IP address.
<RouterB> system-view
[RouterB] interface gigabitethernet 2/1/1
[RouterB-GigabitEthernet2/1/1] ip address bootp-alloc
# Use the display bootp client command to display the IP address assigned to the BOOTP client.