Allied Telesis AT-S63 - Manual (Page 46)

Chapter 3: Basic Switch Commands
46 Section I: Basic Operations
ENABLE BOOTP
Syntax
enable bootp
Parameters
None.
Description
This command activates the BOOTP client software on the switch. The
default setting for the BOOTP client software is disabled. When activating
the BOOTP client software, note the following:
ˆ The switch immediately begins to query the network for a BOOTP
server after the command is entered. The switch continues to query
the network for its IP configuration until it receives a response.
ˆ Any static IP address, subnet mask, or gateway address assigned to
the switch is replaced with the value the switch receives from the
BOOTP server. If you later disable BOOTP, these values are returned
to their default settings.
ˆ To disable BOOTP, refer to “DISABLE DHCPBOOTP” on page 43 or
“DISABLE IP REMOTEASSIGN” on page 44.
ˆ You cannot manually assign an IP address or subnet mask to a switch
when the BOOTP client software has been activated.
ˆ The switch does not support running both the BOOTP client software
and DHCP client software at the same time. To have the switch obtain
its IP configuration from a DHCP server instead of a BOOTP server,
activate the DHCP client software on the switch using “ENABLE
DHCP” on page 47 or “SET IP INTERFACE” on page 58.
Example
The following command activates the BOOTP client software on the
switch:
enable bootp
Equivalent Command
set ip interface=eth0 ipaddress=bootp
For information, see “SET IP INTERFACE” on page 58.