Learning IP Information From a DHCP Server

Using a BOOTP Server

Using a DHCP Server

The access server writes the information it learns from the BOOTP server to NVRAM.

The access server does not write the information it learns from the DHCP server to NVRAM. This ensures that the access server receives the most recent information from the DHCP server.

DHCP Client Operation

During initialization, the access server acts as a DHCP client to obtain IP configuration parameters (excluding the IP address; use a BOOTP server or the DEFINE INTERNET ADDRESS command to configure the IP address). The access server requests the following IP configuration parameters from a DHCP server:

Default gateway

Domain name

Domain Name System (DNS) servers

Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) servers

The following occurs when the access server acts as a DHCP client:

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