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Catalyst 6000 Family Software Configuration Guide—Releases 6.3 and 6.4
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Chapter 3 Configuring the Switch IP Address and Default Gateway
Using BOOTP, DHCP, or RARP to Obtain an IP Address
Using BOOTP, DHCP, or RARP to Obtain an IP Address
Note
For complete information on how the switch uses BOOTP, DHCP, or RARP to obtain its IP
configuration, see the
“Understanding Automatic IP Configuration” section on page 3-2
.
To use BOOTP, DHCP, or RARP to obtain an IP address for the switch, perform this task:
This example shows the switch broadcasting a DHCP request, receiving a DHCP offer, and configuring
the IP address and other IP parameters according to the contents of the DHCP offer:
Console> (enable)
Sending RARP request with address 00:90:0c:5a:8f:ff
Sending DHCP packet with address: 00:90:0c:5a:8f:ff
dhcpoffer
Sending DHCP packet with address: 00:90:0c:5a:8f:ff
Timezone set to '', offset from UTC is 7 hours 58 minutes
Timezone set to '', offset from UTC is 7 hours 58 minutes
172.16.30.32 added to DNS server table as primary server.
172.16.31.32 added to DNS server table as backup server.
172.16.32.32 added to DNS server table as backup server.
NTP server 172.16.25.253 added
NTP server 172.16.25.252 added
%MGMT-5-DHCP_S:Assigned IP address 172.20.25.244 from DHCP Server 172.20.25.254
Task
Command
Step 1
Make sure that there is a DHCP, BOOTP, or
RARP server on the network.
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Step 2
Obtain the last address in the MAC address range
for module 1 (the supervisor engine). This address
is displayed under the MAC-Address(es) heading.
(With DHCP, this step is necessary only if using
the manual allocation method.)
show module
Step 3
Add an entry for each switch in the DHCP,
BOOTP, or RARP server configuration, mapping
the MAC address of the switch to the IP
configuration information for the switch. (With
DHCP, this step is necessary only if using the
manual or automatic allocation methods.)
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Step 4
Set the sc0 interface IP address to 0.0.0.0.
set interface sc0 0.0.0.0
Step 5
Reset the switch. The switch broadcasts DHCP
and RARP requests only when the switch boots
up.
reset system
Step 6
When the switch reboots, confirm that the sc0
interface IP address, subnet mask, and broadcast
address are set correctly.
show interface
Step 7
For DHCP, confirm that other options (such as the
default gateway address) are set correctly.
show ip route