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Chapter 3 Managing Switches 73
Network Discovery Choose one of the following methods by which to
assign the IP address:
• Static — uses the IP configuration parameters
entered in the Network Properties dialog.
• BootP — acquires the IP configuration from a BootP
server. If no IP address is obtained, the switch
reverts to the previously configured IP address.
• RARP (Reverse Address Resolution Protocol) —
acquires the IP address from a RARP server. A RARP
request is broadcast with up to three retries, each at 5
second intervals. If no IP address is obtained, the
switch reverts to the previously configured IP
address.
• DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) —
acquires the IP configuration from a DHCP server. If
no satisfactory lease is obtained, the DHCP client
attempts to use the previously configured lease. If
the previous lease cannot be used, no IP address will
be assigned to this switch in order to avoid an IP
address conflict.
IP Address Internet Protocol (IP) address for the Ethernet port. The
default value is 10.0.0.1.
Subnet Mask Subnet mask address for the Ethernet port. The default
value is 255.0.0.0.
Gateway IPv4 gateway address.
IPv6 Configuration
Discovery Choose one of the following methods by which to
assign the IP address:
• Static
— uses the IP configuration parameters
entered in the Network Properties dialog
• Dhcpv6 (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
version 6)
— acquires the IP configuration from a
DHCP server. If no satisfactory lease is obtained, the
DHCP client attempts to use the previously
configured lease. If the previous lease cannot be
used, no IP address will be assigned to this switch in
order to avoid an IP address conflict.
• NDP — Neighbor Discovery Protocol. Part of the
Stateless Address Auto configuration protocol. It
replaces the Address Resolution Protocol used with
IPv4.
Config IPv6 Address IPv6 address for the Ethernet port
Gateway IPv6 gateway address
TABLE 3-5 Network Properties — IP Configuration (Continued)
Parameter Description