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Usage Guidelines
• If DNS IP servers are not configured for a DHCP client, the client cannot
correlate host names to IP addresses.
• Servers are listed in order of preference (starting with address1 as the most
preferred server).
Example
next-server
This command configures the next server in the boot process of a DHCP client. Use
the no form to remove the boot server list.
Syntax
[no] next-server address
address - Specifies the IP address of the next server in the boot process,
which is typically a Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server.
Default Setting
None
Command Mode
DHCP Pool Configuration
Example
Related Commands
bootfile (4-129)
bootfile
This command specifies the name of the default boot image for a DHCP client. This
file should placed on the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server specified with
the next-server command. Use the no form to delete the boot image name.
Syntax
bootfile filename
no bootfile
filename - Name of the file that is used as a default boot image.
Default Setting
None
Command Mode
DHCP Pool Configuration
Console(config-dhcp)#dns-server 10.1.1.253 192.168.3.19
Console(config-dhcp)#
Console(config-dhcp)#next-server 10.1.0.21
Console(config-dhcp)#