DHCP client enable HP-UX 11.00

[Neil Harris]

I have a 715/100xc with a static ip address set during the os install. I wish to change this to a dhcp client. I have read various papers and noted that I need to change the DHCP[X]=0 to =1 in the netconf file. Is this all I need to do the as the ip address subnet mask etc are still set. Will they be ignored at boot time ? or do i need to comment them out of the file.

[Scott Van Kalken · Accepted solution]

uncomment the addressing from the netconf as well.

[Ravi_8]

Hi, Neil
If the DHCP_ENABLE=1 in /etc/rc.config.d/netconf file, even if you had assigned static IP,subnet et al, while booting the system will fetch the ip from DHCP server.if DHCP_ENABLE=0 then only your static IP comes into picture

[Robert S. White]

As long as the DHCP server is configured properly; all you should need to do on the client side of things is set the DHCP switch to 1 and comment out the static address (in netconf).

[Sanjay_6]

Hi Neil,

Look at the thread below.

http://docs.hp.com/cgi-bin/fsearch/framedisplay?top=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90685/B2355-90685_top.html&con=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90685/00/00/58-con.html&toc=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90685/00/00/58-toc.html&searchterms=enable%20dhcp%20client&queryid=20011008-074230

Look for section,

Enabling DHCP on a System Not Initially Configured with DHCP


Hope this helps.

Thanks