Allied Telesis AT-8700XL Series manual X Configure two VLANs for layer 3 access to the DHCP server

Configuration examples

Configuring the switch for DHCP snooping, filtering, and Option 82, when it is acting as a layer 3 BOOTP Relay Agent

In a layer 3 routing environment, the switch takes on a role of BOOTP Relay Agent, with support for DHCP Option 82. The relay agent inserts the information mentioned above when forwarding client-originated DHCP packets to a DHCP server. DHCP servers that are configured to recognise the relay agent information option may use the information to keep a log of switches and port numbers that IP addresses have been allocated to, and may also use this information for various address assignment policies.

The DHCP server echoes the option back to the relay agent in server-to-client replies, and the relay agent strips the option before forwarding the reply to the client (RFC 3046). This process is shown in the following figure.

(1). DHCP client sends request. (2). Relay agent appends Option 82 to client sourced packets.

(4). Relay agent strips Option 82, and forwards

to client.

(3). Option 82 enabled DHCP server allocates address and stores the

Option 82 information.

Server sends offer, with Option 82 echoed

to the relay agent.

XConfigure two VLANs for layer 3 access to the DHCP server:

create vlan="Customers" vid=48

create vlan="Network" vid=50

Here the DHCP Server is on VLAN 50, while the DHCP clients are on VLAN 48.

XAdd ports to the VLANs:

add vlan="48" port=1-24

add vlan="50" port=25

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