Specifications

7-26 IP Services Commands
set interface dhcp-server
ConfigurestheMSSDHCPserver.
Syntax
set interface vlan-id ip dhcp-server [enable | disable] [start ip-addr1 stop ip-
addr2] [dns-domain domain-name] [primary-dns ip-addr [secondary-dns ip-addr]]
[default-router ip-addr]
Parameters
Defaults
TheDHCPserverisdisabledbydefault.
Mode
Enabled.
Usage
Bydefault,alladdressesexceptthehostaddressoftheVLAN,thenetworkbroadcastaddress,and
thesubnetbroadcastaddressareincludedintherange.Ifyouspecifytherange,thestartaddress
mustbelowerthanthestopaddress,andalladdressesmust beinthesamesubnet.TheIP

interfaceoftheVLANmustbewithinthesamesubnetbutisnotrequiredtobewithintherange.
SpecificationoftheDNSdomainname,DNSservers,anddefaultrouterareoptional.Ifyouomit
oneormoreoftheseoptions,theMSSDHCPserverusesoathvaluesconfiguredelsewhereon
the
switch:
•DNSdomainname—Ifthisoptionisnotsetwiththesetinterfacedhcp‐servercommand’s
dns‐domainoption,theMSSDHCPserverusesthevaluesetbythesetipdnsdomain
command.
•DNSservers—Iftheseoptionsarenotsetwiththesetinterfacedhcp‐servercommand’s
primary‐dns
andsecondary‐dnsoptions,theMSSDHCPserverusesthevaluessetbytheset
ipdnsservercommand.
Note: Use of the MSS DHCP server to allocate client addresses is intended for temporary,
demonstration deployments and not for production networks. Enterasys Networks recommends that
you do not use the MSS DHCP server to allocate client addresses in a production network.
vlan‐id VLANnameornumber.
enable EnablestheDHCPserver.
disable DisablestheDHCPserver.
startip‐addr1 Specifiesthebeginning addressoftheaddressrange(alsocalledthe
addresspool).
stopip‐addr2 Specifiestheendingaddressoftheaddressrange.
dns‐domaindomain‐name NameoftheDHCPclient’sdefaultDNSdomain.
primary‐dnsip‐addr
[secondary‐dnsip‐addr]
IPaddressesoftheDHCPclient’sDNSservers.
default‐routerip‐addr IPaddressoftheDHCPclient’sdefaultrouter.