DHCP C
OMMANDS

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BOOTP clients cannot transmit a client identifier. To bind an address
to a BOOTP client, you must associate a hardware address with the
host entry.
Example
Related Commands
host (4-113)

hardware-address

Use this command to specify the hardware address of a DHCP client. This
command is valid for manual bindings only. Use the no form to remove
the hardware address.
Syntax
hardware-address hardware-address type
no hardware-address
hardware-address - Specifies the MAC address of the client device.
type - Indicates the following protocol used on the client device:
-ethernet
- ieee802
- fddi
Default Setting
If no type is specified, the default protocol is Ethernet.
Command Mode
DHCP Pool Configuration
Console(config-dhcp)#client-identifier text steve
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