DHCP subnet

[Simon Hobson]

pat wrote:

>Is there a way to determine the scope/subnet information the dhcp 
>server would offer , actually iam working on some code so that if 
>the client address is from DHCP server A i will match in a 
>intermediate box and route the client traffic to destination via 
>route A, and if the subnet offered belongs to DHCP server B i will 
>match in the intermediate box and route the client to destination 
>via route B. both the destination are same for client but the path 
>they choose will vary based on the ip address, i can't predefine the 
>route in the intermediate box i have to do mapping prior routing can 
>anyone help, the intermediate box could be dhcp relay also

If I read this right, you have a relay box of some sort, and you want 
to somehow second guess the IP address the client is going to get - 
in advance of the server allocating it ?

Put simply, without complete visibility of the internal state of the 
server then it is not determinable in the general case. You would 
have to have a complete knowledge of the state of all leases/unused 
addresses to be able to take a good guess - and then it's not 
guaranteed.

Perhaps if you could describe what you are trying to achieve then 
someone might be able to suggest something.

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