DHCP Commands
15-90 Configuring DHCP
Thefollowingexamplespecifiesenterasys.comasthedomainnameofanyclientintheclientclass
engineering:
XSR(config-dhcp-pool)#client-class engineering
XSR(config-dhcp-class)#domain-name enterasys.com

hardware-address

ThiscommandsetsthehardwareaddressofaDHCPclientandisvalidformanualbindingsonly.
Syntax
hardware-address address type [client-class name]
Syntax of the “no” Form
Usethenoformofthiscommandtoremovethehardwareaddress:
no hardware-address address type [client-class name]
Default
Ethernet
Mode
Anyofthefollowingcommandmodesareavailable:
DHCPpoolconfiguration:XSR(config-dhcp-pool)#
DHCPhostconfiguration:XSR(config-dhcp-host)#
DHCPclientclassconfiguration:XSR(config-dhcp-class)#
Next Mode
WhenthiscommandisenteredfromDHCPpoolconfigurationsubmodeorDHCPclientclass
mode,theCLIacquiresDHCPhostconfigurationmode:
XSR(config-dhcp-host)#
WhenspecifiedfromeitherDHCPhostorclientmode,thecommanddoesnotcausetheCLIto
acquireanysubmode.
Note: You cannot add a hardware address to different DHCP pools. Hardware address
0100.01f4.0127.10 cannot be added to both pool1 and pool2, e.g.
address MAC address of the client hardware platform.
type Protocol of the hardware platform. Strings and values are acceptable. String options are:
• ethernet
• ieee802
Value options:
1 - 10 Mbyte Ethernet
6 - IEEE 802 networks
name A client belonging to a client class can be specified here.