Foundry NetIron M2404C and M2404F Metro Access Switches
Configuring DHCP Features (Rev. 03)
DHCP Server
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Configuring the DHCP Server Optional Parameters
To set the DHCP server, proceed as follows:
1.
Enter into DHCP Server Configuration mode. See
Starting the DHCP Server Configuration
.
2.
Set the domain name for the DHCP clients. See
Setting the Domain Name
.
3.
Set the Domain Name Server (DNS) for the DHCP clients. See
Setting the Domain Name
Server
.
4.
Set the default gateway for the DHCP clients. See
Setting the Default Router
.
5.
Set the subnet mask for the DHCP clients. See
Setting the Subnet Mask
.
6.
Set the broadcast address for the DHCP clients. See
Setting a Broadcast Address.
7.
Set the WINS server for Windows DHCP clients. See
Setting the WINS Name Servers
.
8.
Set the TFTP or FTP IP address server for storing the DHCP database. See
Setting the DHCP
Database Agent to TFTP
or
Setting the DHCP Database Agent to FTP
.
9.
Enable the DHCP server. See
Enabling and Disabling the DHCP Server
.
Table 4
lists the commands for configuring the DHCP Server optional parameters.
Table 4: DHCP Server Optional Parameters Commands
Command
Description
dbexpire
Specifies how long, in seconds, the DHCP server should wait
before aborting a database transfer
option domain-name
Specifies the domain name for the DHCP clients.
option domain-name-
servers
Specifies the Domain Name System (DNS) IP servers that are
available to the DHCP clients.
option merit-dump
Specifies the path name of a file into which the client’s core
image should be placed in the event that the client crashes (the
DHCP application issues an exception in case of errors such as
division by zero).
option root-path
Specifies the name of the path that contains the client’s root file-
system in NFS notation.
option router
Adds the default router/gateway for the DHCP clients.
option subnet-mask
Defines the subnet mask for the network.
option broadcast-
address
Defines a broadcast address for the network.
option wins-server
Defines the NetBIOS Windows Internet Naming Service
(WINS) name servers that are available to Microsoft DHCP
clients.
option log-servers
Defines a list of log servers that are available to the client.
option bootstrap-
server
Specifies the IP address of the bootstrap server (the command
fills the “siaddr” field in the DHCP packet).