Patton electronic 2635 Services and features normally associated with each other, Introduction

Models 2603, 2621, and 2635 Getting Started Guide 8 • DHCP and DNS Configuration

Introduction

The routers offer a DHCP Server, DHCP Relay capability, and DNS Relay incorporated into the IPLink. Of the two DHCP features, only one can be enabled at a time-either DHCP server or DHCP relay.

DNS relay can hold two DNS server IP addresses in memory so the DNS relay can forward DNS queries and responses between the host user and the DNS server.

The DHCP Server will listen for DHCP client requests on a suitable IP interface. Typically this is the Ethernet interface, named ip1 by default.

Note The Ethernet LAN port can be configured as a DHCP client to receive its IP address from a DHCP server on the Ethernet LAN. If so configured, you should not enable the IPLink’s DHCP server on the Ethernet interface.

DHCP Relay functions transparently between a a DHCP client and a DHCP server. The DHCP relay appears as a DHCP server to the DHCP client’s point of view. The relay operates by forwarding all broadcast client request to known DHCP servers. The DHCP relay listens on all available interfaces. All relay-server communi- cation is unicast. It is important that valid routes are set up to the server and also to the client.

Services and features normally associated with each other

The following table (figure 4) is to give guidance on what services of IPLink features to configure when you have decided to use DHCP Server, DHCP Relay, or DNS Relay.

If you are configuring a feature listed in the first column (Configured Feature), you can determine which other features either cannot be, must be, usually, can be, or are rarely used. The “Rarely used” column is listed to be technically correct, but it is ill advised to use. The three most important columns (other than the first) are:

•Cannot be used

•Must be used

•Usually used

Use the table like this: “The feature in this column [...] with the Configured Feature (in Column 1).”

For example:

1.The feature DHCP Relay [column 2] cannot be used with DHCP Server [row 1, column 1].

2.The feature Routed [column 4] usually is used with DHCP Relay [row 2, column 1].

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