how to assign dynamic ip address in hpux on itanium server

[siva baskaran]

Dears,
i have used set_parms initial cmd to change static ip to dynamic ip(from dhcp) it's not prompting me to select dhcp, ever asking ip (static) to configure lan0, even i have tried with SAM also there also asking ip address to configure lan0 even it's not accepting blank ip address even i selected enabling DHCP client within that menu

thereafter i have clear /etc/hosts entry and restarted server. eventhough it's not taking ip from DHCP server

what should i do in this case , i have to set ip dynamically,

Note all above for itanium server rx 2620

please give me solution

thanks
siva

[Sundar_7 · Accepted solution]

Hi Siva,

Edit the /etc/rc.config.d/netconf file and set the DHCP_ENABLE[X] to 1 for the particular interface card, then reboot the server.

Sundar

[Marcel Boogert_1]

Hi there,

Use:
# vi /etc/rc.config.d/netconf

and configure your lan0 interface with: DHCP_ENABLE[0]=1

Afterwards use:

# ifconfig lan0 down
# ifconfig lan0 up

MB.

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom siva,

I'd suggest using sam for this.

Its a server, it really needs a fixed address in order for people and machines to know where it is.

There should be an error message in the sam logs as to why the change failed. Perhaps you are working on the wrong NIC card.

SEP

[Sundar_7]

I am afraid ifconfig down and up is not going to get you the IP from DHCP server. The last time I tried, there was no way to get the Dynamic IP without a reboot.

[Torsten.]

IMHO, it is very, very **unusual** to use DHCP for a HP-UX server. I have never ever seen it.

What is your reason to do this?