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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(DHCP)
Dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) is an application layer protocol that dynamically assigns IP
addresses and other configuration parameters to network end-stations (hosts) based on the
configuration policies the network administrators determine.
An MXL switch can operate as a DHCP server or DHCP client. As a DHCP client, the switch requests an IP
address from a DHCP server.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•
Commands to Configure the System to be a DHCP Client
•
Commands to Configure the System to be a DHCP Server
•
Commands to Configure Secure DHCP
Commands to Configure the System to be a DHCP Server
To configure the system to be a DHCP server, use the following commands.
clear ip dhcp
Reset the DHCP counters.
Syntax
clear ip dhcp [binding {
address
} | conflict | server
statistics]
Parameters
binding
Enter the keyword
binding
to delete all entries in the
binding table.
address
Enter the IP address to clear the binding entry for a single IP
address.
conflicts
Enter the keyword
conflicts
to delete all of the log entries
created for IP address conflicts.
server statistics
Enter the keywords
server statistics
to clear all the
server counter information.
Defaults
none
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