multiple relay agents between a client and an Option 82 server

Chris Buxton chris.p.buxton at gmail.com
Tue Apr 19 08:43:09 UTC 2011


I have to ask, why do you want this? A relay agent typically unicasts requests back to the DHCP server, rather than broadcasting to the next relay.

Regards,
Chris Buxton
BlueCat Networks

On Apr 18, 2011, at 8:41 AM, Sergey Lukin wrote:

> Dear all,
> 
> I'm trying to configure network with multiple relay agents between a client and an Option 82 server. (I'm using 2 identical switches)
> In the documentation on my switch HP ProCurve 2900 it is written
> Note: In networks with multiple relay agents between a client and an Option 82 server, append can be used only if the server supports multiple Option 82 fields in a client request. If the server supports only one Option 82 field in a request, consider using the keep option.
> http://cdn.procurve.com/training/Manuals/2910-MRG-Sept09-W_14_03.pdf
> I'm assuming that my switch supports multiple Option 82 fields. 
> 
> Does isc-dhcp-server supports multiple Option 82 fields in one client request?
> I'm using isc-dhcp-server 4.1.1-P1-15+squeeze2.
> If this option is supported how should I configure isc-dhcp-server ?
> 
> I also found this document:
> http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-huang-dhc-multiple-relay-agents-option-01
> Does it mean that this option is only planned ?
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Sergey
> 
> 
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