Operation Manual - Network Protocol
Quidway S3000-EI Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 4 BOOTP Client Configuration
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Chapter 4 BOOTP Client Configuration
4.1 Overview of BOOTP Client
BOOTP client can request the server to allocate an IP address to it using BOOTP
(bootstrap protocol). These two major processes are included on the BOOTP client:
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Sending BOOTP Request message to the server
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Processing BOOTP Response message returned from the server
In obtaining IP address using BOOTP, BOOTP client sends the server the BOOTP
Request message. Upon receiving the request message, the server returns the
BOOTP Response message. BOOTP client then can obtain the allocated IP address
from the received response message.
The BOOTP message is based on UDP, so retransmission mechanism in the event of
timeout is used to guarantee its reliable transmission. BOOTP client also starts a
retransmission timer when it sends the request message to the server. If the timer
expires before the return of the response message from the server, the request
message will be retransmitted. The retransmission occurs every five seconds and the
maximum number of retransmission is 3, that is, the message shall not be
retransmitted after the third time.
4.2 BOOTP Client Configuration
BOOTP client configuration includes:
Configuring a VLAN interface to obtain the IP address using BOOTP
4.2.1 Configuring a VLAN Interface to Obtain the IP Address Using BOOTP
Perform the following configuration in VLAN interface view.
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Configuring a VLAN interface to obtain the IP address using BOOTP
Operation
Command
Configure VLAN interface to obtain IP address
using BOOTP
ip address bootp-alloc
Remove the configuration
undo ip address bootp-alloc
By default, the VLAN interface cannot use BOOTP to get IP address.
