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Configuring a LAN with DHCP and VLANs

The Cisco 819 Integrated Services Routers (ISRs) support clients on both physical LANs and virtual LANs (VLANs). The routers can use the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) to enable automatic assignment of IP configurations for nodes on these networks.

Figure 12-1shows a typical deployment scenario with two physical LANs connected by the router and two VLANs.

Figure 12-1 Physical and Virtual LANs with DHCP Configured on the Cisco Router

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Router and DHCP server—Cisco 819 ISR—connected to the Internet

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DHCP, which is described in RFC 2131, uses a client/server model for address allocation. As an administrator, you can configure your Cisco 800 series router to act as a DHCP server, providing IP address assignment and other TCP/IP-oriented configuration information to your workstations. DHCP frees you from having to manually assign an IP address to each client.

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