Configure interface automatically with DHCP

Contributed by qmchenry

September 30, 2003

Tagged: Solaris networking

Solaris can request IP address and other networking information dynamically with DHCP.

To permanently make an interface, for example hme0, obtain its IP address through DHCP, use the touch command to create the following two empty files as root:

touch /etc/dhcp.hme0 touch /etc/hostname.hme0

When you reboot, the interface will be dynamically configured. To bring up the interface using DHCP without rebooting, use the following command:

ifconfig hme0 dhcp start

The following commands can be used to display the DHCP lease information and release the DHCP lease, respectively:

ifconfig hme0 dhcp status ifconfig hme0 dhcp release

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llankford 4 years ago 1 point
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can someone address the "unknown host" issue? What's the solution if the DHCP server is Windows?

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Anonymous 4 years ago 1 point
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<ul id="quote"><h6>llankford wrote:</h6>can someone address the "unknown host" issue? What's the solution if the DHCP server is Windows?</ul>

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Anonymous 4 years ago 1 point
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Good tips for DHCP permanent setting Thanks man

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