90 Configuring Dell PowerConnect
The following is an example for changing the port description on port 1/ g1 using CLI commands:
console(config)#interface ethernet 1/g1
console(config-if-1/g1)#description 100
Retrieving an IP Address From a DHCP Server
When using the DHCP protocol to retrieve an IP address, the switch acts as a DHCP client.
To retrieve an IP address from a DHCP server, perform the following steps:
1.
Select and connect any port to a DHCP server or to a subnet that has a DHCP server on it, in order to
retrieve the IP address.
NOTE: You do not need to delete the switch configuration to retrieve an IP address for the DHCP serv er.
2.
Enter the following commands to use the selected port for receiving the IP address.
• Assigning Dynamic IP Addresses for the management interface:
console#config
console(config)#ip address dhcp
The interface receives the IP address automatically.
3.
To verify the IP address, enter the
show ip interface
command at the system prompt as shown in the
following examples.
console#show ip interface
Management Interface:
IP Address..................................... 10.240.4.125
Subnet Mask.................................... 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway................................ 10.240.4.1
Burned In MAC Address.......................... 00:10:18:82:04:35
Network Configuration Protocol Current......... DHCP
Management VLAN ID............................. 1
Routing Interfaces:
Netdir Multi