Configuring IP addresses

An interface must have an IP address to communicate with other hosts. You can either manually assign an IP address to an interface, or configure the interface to obtain an IP address through BOOTP, or DHCP. If you change the way an interface obtains an IP address, the new IP address will overwrite the previous one.

	NOTE: This chapter only covers how to assign an IP address manually. For information about how to obtain an IP address through BOOTP or DHCP, see the chapters "DHCP overview" and "BOOTP client configuration."