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3. ip device
Syntax:
ip device add <i/f> <type> <file> [mtu <size>] [<IP address>|dhcp]
ip device
Description:
The
ip device add
command adds an interface to the configuration of the IP stack. The last
parameter of the command would normally the IP address of the interface; use of the string
dhcp
causes the IP address to be discovered by the DHCP client software. Note that using the flag
dhcp
on an interface precludes running a DHCP server on that interface! The
ip device
command lists
the current configuration of any devices attached to the IP stack. A device configured to use DHCP
will show
“dhc
p” in the
“IP addres
s” column, followed by the actual IP address discovered and
bound by DHCP, if any. For interfaces configured to use DHCP, saving configuration only marks
the interface as using DHCP; it does not save the actual IP address discovered by DHCP, which
must be renewed.
Example:
DSL>
ip device add ethernet ether //edd dhcp
…DHCP then discovers the IP address for the interface…
DSL>
ip device
# type dev file IP address
device ethernet ether //edd mtu 1500 dhcp
