net_bootp

Command

net_bootp [card]

Perform configuration of card using DHCP protocol. If no card name is specified, try to configure all existing cards. If configuration was successful, interface with name card‘:dhcp’ and configured address is added to card. Additionally the following DHCP options are recognized and processed:

• 1 (Subnet Mask) - Used to calculate network local routing entry for interface card‘:dhcp’.
• 3 (Router)- Adds default route entry with the name card‘:dhcp:default’ via gateway from DHCP option. Note that only option with single route is accepted.
• 6 (Domain Name Server) - Adds all servers from option value to the list of servers used during name resolution.
• 12 (Host Name) - Sets environment variable ‘net_’<card>‘_dhcp_hostname’ to the value of option.
• 15 (Domain Name) - Sets environment variable ‘net_’<card>‘_dhcp_domain’ to the value of option.
• 17 (Root Path) - Sets environment variable ‘net_’<card>‘_dhcp_rootpath’ to the value of option.
• 18 (Extensions Path) - Sets environment variable ‘net_’<card>‘_dhcp_extensionspath’ to the value of option.