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Chapter22 Configuring DHCP Features and IP Source Guard Features
Configuring DHCP Snooping
Default DHCP Snooping Configuration
Table22-1 shows the default DHCP snooping configuration.
DHCP Snooping Configuration Guidelines
These are the configuration guidelines for DHCP snooping.
You must globally enable DHCP snooping on the switch.
DHCP snooping is not active until DHCP snooping is enabled on a VLAN.
Before globally enabling DHCP snooping on the switch, make sure that the devices acting as the
DHCP server and the DHCP relay agent are configured and enabled.
Before configuring the DHCP snooping information option on your switch, be sure to configure the
device that is acting as the DHCP server. For example, you must specify the IP addresses that the
DHCP server can assign or exclude, or you must configure DHCP options for these devices.
When configuring a large number of circuit IDs on a switch, consider the impact of lengthy character
strings on the NVRAM or the flash memory. If the circuit-ID configurations, combined with other
data, exceed the capacity of the NVRAM or the flash memory, an error message appears.
Table22-1 Default DHCP Snooping Configuration
Feature Default Setting
DHCP server Enabled in Cisco IOS software, requires configuration1
1. The switch responds to DHCP requests only if it is configured as a DHCP server.
DHCP relay agent Enabled2
2. The switch relays DHCP packets only if the IP address of the DHCP server is configured on the SVI of the DHCP client.
DHCP packet forwarding address None configured
Checking the relay agent information Enabled (invalid messages are dropped)2
DHCP relay agent forwarding policy Replace the existing relay agent information2
DHCP snooping enabled globally Disabled
DHCP snooping information option Enabled
DHCP snooping option to accept packets on
untrusted input interfaces3
3. Use this feature when the switch is an aggregation switch that receives packets with option-82 information from an edge switch.
Disabled
DHCP snooping limit rate None configured
DHCP snooping trust Untrusted
DHCP snooping VLAN Disabled
DHCP snooping MAC address verification Enabled
Cisco IOS DHCP server binding database Enabled in Cisco IOS software, requires configuration.
Note The switch gets network addresses and configuration parameters
only from a device configured as a DHCP server.
DHCP snooping binding database agent Enabled in Cisco IOS software, requires configuration. This feature is
operational only when a destination is configured.