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Cisco IOS DHCP command

To configure DHCP server

Command
Purpose
Device­(co­nfig)# service dhcp
Enables the DHCP server and relay agent on your switch.
Device­(co­nfig)# ip dhcp exclud­ed-­address low-ad­dress [high-­add­ress]
Specifies IP addresses that the DHCP server should not assign to DHCP clients.
Device­(co­nfig)# ip dhcp pool 1
Creates a name for the DHCP server address pool and enters DHCP pool config­uration mode.
Device­(dh­cp-­con­fig)# network 172.20.0.0 /24
Specifies the subnet network number and mask of the DHCP address pool.
Device­(dh­cp-­con­fig)# dns server 8.8.4.4 8.8.8.8
Specifies the IP address of a DNS server that is available to a DHCP client.
Device­(dh­cp-­con­fig)# defaul­t-r­outer 172.16.20.0.1
Specifies the IP address of the default device for a DHCP client.

To display DHCP server inform­ation

Command
Purpose
Device­­> show ip dhcp binding [address]
Displays a list of all bindings created on a specific DHCP server.
Device­­> show ip dhcp conflict [address]
Displays a list of all address conflicts recorded by a specific DHCP server.
Device­­> show ip dhcp server statistics
Displays count inform­ation about server statistics and messages sent and received.

To clear DHCP server variables:

Command
Purpose
Device­# clear ip dhcp binding address | *
Deletes an automatic address binding from the DHCP database. Specifying address clears the automatic binding for a specific (client) IP address whereas specifying asterisk (*) clears all automatic bindings.
Device­# clear ip dhcp conflict address | *
Clears an address conflict from the DHCP database. Specifying address clears the conflict for a specific IP address whereas specifying an asterisk (*) clears conflicts for all addresses.
Device­# clear ip dhcp server statistics
Resets all DHCP server counters to 0.

To enable DHCP server debugging

Command
Purpose
Device­# debug ip dhcp server {events | packets}
Enables debugging on the DHCP server.
           
 

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