80Configuring an interface to use BOOTP for IPaddress acquisitionStep Command Remarks1. Enter system view. system-view N/A2. Enter interface view. interface interface-typeinterface-number N/A3. Configure an interface to useBOOTP for IP address acquisition. ip address bootp-allocBy default, an interface does notuse BOOTP for IP addressacquisition.Displaying and maintaining BOOTP clientExecute display command in any view.Task CommandDisplay BOOTP client information. display bootp client [ interface interface-typeinterface-number ]BOOTP client configuration exampleNetwork requirementsAs shown in Figure 17, Ethernet 1/1 of Router B connects to the LAN to obtain an IP address from theDHCP server by using BOOTP.To make the BOOTP client obtain an IP address from the DHCP server, perform configurations on theDHCP server. For more information, see "DHCP server configuration examples ."Configuration procedureThe following describes only the configuration on Router B serving as a client.# Configure Ethernet 1/1 to use BOOTP to obtain an IP address. system-view[RouterB] interface ethernet 1/1[RouterB-Ethernet1/1] ip address bootp-alloc# Use the display bootp client command to display the IP address assigned to the BOOTP client.
