Nortel Networks NN47200-503 manual Setting Dhcp, To set DHCP, take the following steps

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If a DHCP client is connected to a routable interface, to configure DHCP requests to be sent to up to 512 different routable interfaces or 512 different server IP addresses, enable DHCP on the client (agent address) and then enable DHCP from the client to each of the interfaces or IP addresses (server addresses).

In the example shown in "Multiple BootP/DHCP servers" (page 41), two DHCP servers are located on two different subnets. To configure the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5500 Series to forward the copies of the BootP/DHCP packets from the end station to both servers, specify the switch (10.10.1.254) as the agent address. Then enable DHCP to each of the DHCP servers by entering 10.10.2.1 and 10.10.3.1 as the server addresses.

Multiple BootP/DHCP servers

Setting DHCP

To set DHCP, take the following steps:

Step Action

1Enable IP routing on the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5500 Series and on the target VLAN interface.

2Enable DHCP globally.

Note: DHCP is enabled by default.

3Set the DHCP forwarding paths, using the VLAN IP as the starting point, or agent IP.

4Set the mode for each DHCP forwarding path.

5Enable DHCP for the specific VLAN.

6Enable the DHCP broadcast message for the specific VLAN.

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Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5500 Series

Configuration-IP Routing Protocols

NN47200-503 03.01 Standard

5.127 August 2007

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