DHCP Server Commands
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Example
The following example enables the DHCP Server to send ping packets before
assigning the address to a requesting client.
Console(config-dhcp)#
ping enable
ip dhcp ping count
Use the
ip dhcp ping count
Global Configuration mode command to specify
the number of packets a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
Server sends to a pool address as part of a ping operation. Use the
no
form of
this command to restore the default configuration.
Syntax
ip dhcp ping count
number
no ip dhcp ping count
Parameters
number
—Specifies the number of ping packets that are sent before assigning
the address to a requesting client. (Range: 1-10)
Default Configuration
A Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Server sends two packets to
a pool address as part of a ping operation.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode
Example
The following example specifies that a DHCP Server sends five packets to a
pool address as part of a ping operation.
Console(config)#
ip dhcp ping count
5