DHCP Commands
15-100 Configuring DHCP

netbios-node-type

ThiscommandconfigurestheNetBIOSnodetypeforMicrosoftDHCPclients.Dependingonthe
clientconfigurationinheritance,thecommandshouldbeusedinpropermode.Ifitisspecified
frommultiplemodes,anoverridemechanismchoosestheinnermostconfigvalue,withhostas
innermost,thenclientclassandpoolasthemostgeneral.
Syntax
netbios-node-type type
Syntax of the “no” Form
UsethenoformofthiscommandtoremovetheNetBIOSnodetype:
no netbios-node-type
Mode
Anyofthefollowingcommandmodesareavailable:
DHCPpoolconfiguration:XSR(config-dhcp-pool)#
DHCPhostconfiguration:XSR(config-dhcp-host)#
DHCPclientclassconfiguration:XSR(config-dhcp-class)#
Example
ThisexamplesetsNetBIOSnameservertypeashybridforaMicrosoftDHCPclientinthesubnet:
XSR(config-dhcp)#netbios node-type h-node
ThefollowingexamplespecifiestheNetBIOSnameservertypeashybridfortheMicrosoftDHCP
clientwithMACaddress0010.a4f5.28a1:
XSR(config-dhcp-pool)#hardware-address 0010.a4f5.28a1
XSR(config-dhcp-host)#netbios node-type h-node
ThefollowingexamplespecifiestheNetBIOSnameservertypeashybridforaMicrosoftDHCP
clientintheclientclassengineering:
XSR(config-dhcp-pool)#client-class engineering
XSR(config-dhcp-class)#netbios node-type h-node
type Specifies the NetBIOS node type. Valid types are:
b-node - Broadcast
p-node - Peer-to-peer
m-node - Mixed
h-node - Hybrid (recommended)