Interface

ip address dhcp

Acquire the address via DHCP rather than hard-coding it.

Works on: RouterMode: iface

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What does the "ip address dhcp" command do?

Acquire the address via DHCP rather than hard-coding it.

More Interface commands

interface <id>ip address <ip> <mask>no shutdown shutdown description <text>interface Loopback <N>interface <iface>.<sub>encapsulation dot1Q <vlan>

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