Question

You have a Cisco router connected to a local ISP. The ISP dictates that the router use DHCP to receive its IP address and other configuration information. Which command should you use?

Answer 1

You can use the 'ip address dhcp' command to configure a Cisco router to receive its IP address and other configuration information using DHCP from the local ISP.

Step-by-step explanation:

To configure a Cisco router to receive its IP address and other configuration information using DHCP from the local ISP, you should use the ip address dhcp command in the interface configuration mode. Here's a step-by-step guide:

1. Access the router's command line interface.
2. Enter enable to enter privileged EXEC mode.
3. Enter configure terminal to enter global configuration mode.
4. Identify the interface that is connected to the ISP by entering interface interface_name.
5. Enable DHCP on the interface by entering ip address dhcp.
6. Exit interface configuration mode by entering exit.
7. Save the configuration by entering write or copy running-config startup-config.