DHCP COMMANDS

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

Console(config-dhcp)#client-identifier text steve

Console(config-dhcp)#

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-addresshardware-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

4-115

Page 401
Image 401
SMC Networks SMC6724L3 manual Hardware-addresshardware-address type no hardware-address