[TriLUG] dhcp relay question

[Mike Johnson]

Chris Bullock [cgbullock at cox.net] wrote:
> Newbie routing/dhcp question!!
> 
> Running DHCP on a Mandrake box to privide dhcp services to our network. 
> I am not able to provide DHCP to subnets beyond the network that the 
> server lives on.  It is my understanding that routers do not broadcast 
> DHCP request.  I am using a Mandrake box also to do static routing.  If 
> I install and configure dhcp relay on the routers should this allow 
> other subnets to obtain a dhcp ack?  

Yes.  DHCP is ethernet broadcast, which is not repeated by layer 3
(routers) devices (normally), only layer 2 (switches/hubs).  If you 
set your routers to relay DHCP, they'll do what you want.  

Mike
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