DCHP Configuration

 

R(config)#ip dhcp pool <pool name>

R(dhcp-config)#network <subnet network IP addr> <mask>

R(dhcp-config)#default-router <ip addr of the default gateway>

R(dhcp-config)#dns-server <DNS ip addr>

R(dhcp-config)#domain-name <domain name>

R(dhcp-config)#netbios-name-server <WINS ip addr>

R(dhcp-config)#lease <days|hours|minutes> infinite

 

R(config)#ip dhcp excluded-address <ip addr start> <ip addr end>

 

Note that DHCP is enabled by default on cisco servers. It can be enabled or disabled with the commands:

R(config)#service dhcp

R(config)#no service dhcp

 

R(config)#int f0/0

R(config-if)#ip address <ip addr> <subnet mask>

 

R1(config)#Router RIP

R1(config-router)#network <ip addr>               (IP of R12 network)

 

 

Router show and debug commands

show run

show ip dhcp [ binding | conflict | server statistics ]

debug ip dhcp server events

 

The 4 basic parameters, that were also available with BOOTP are: