Configuring BOOTP Support

Dynamic Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP) is enabled at the DHCP server address pool. The Dynamic BOOTP allows the DHCP server to assign an IP address or a range of IP addresses to the BOOTP clients within its address pool.

  1. Enter global configuration mode. 
    device# configure terminal
  2. Enable the DHCP server. 
    device(config)# ip dhcp-server enable
  3. Enable the BOOTP request.
    device(config)# no ip dhcp-server bootp ignore
  4. Create a DHCP server pool. 
    device(config)# ip dhcp-server pool GenericOption
  5. Configure the DHCP server address pool. 
    device(config-dhcp-GenericOption)# dhcp-default-router 10.10.70.1
device(config-dhcp-GenericOption)# network 10.10.70.0 255.255.254.0
device(config-dhcp-GenericOption)# lease 1 0 0
device(config-dhcp-GenericOption)# dns-server 10.10.64.1 8.8.8.8
device(config-dhcp-GenericOption)# domain-name office.s-cloud.net
  6. Enable dynamic BOOTP.
    device(config-dhcp-GenericOption)# dynamic-bootp

The following example enables dynamic BOOTP at the DHCP server address pool. The DHCP server assigns an IP address or a range of IP addresses to the BOOTP client within its address pool. 

device# configure terminal
device(config)# ip dhcp-server enable
device(config)# no ip dhcp-server bootp ignore
device(config)# ip dhcp-server pool GenericOption
device(config-dhcp-GenericOption)# dhcp-default-router 10.10.70.1
device(config-dhcp-GenericOption)# network 10.10.70.0 255.255.254.0
device(config-dhcp-GenericOption)# lease 1 0 0
device(config-dhcp-GenericOption)# dns-server 10.10.64.1 8.8.8.8
device(config-dhcp-GenericOption)# domain-name office.s-cloud.net
device(config-dhcp-GenericOption)# dynamic-bootp
Parent topic: DHCP Clients