Laptop and subnet question

[Scott Taylor]

This is not a dns-bind issue, so you'll only get the really brief
answer: your 10.0.2 router will use "ip helper-address 10.0.1.x"
(whatever your dhcp server's address is) to pass the request up to the
right machine, and in the config file for your dhcp server, define
different address block delegations within each "network" or "subnet"
section. Refer to your dhcp manual for the specifics, but know that it
CAN identify which network it comes from.


David Lewis wrote:

> I've got a user who plugs his laptop into our
> network on either the 10.0.1 subnet or the
> 10.0.2 subnet.  His TCP/IP is set statically
> which means he has to change his address each
> time and reboot.
>
> The DHCP machine is on the 10.0.1 subnet, 10.0.2
> is connected across a couple of Cisco routers on
> a 56k frame.
>
> Is there a way I can have DHCP determine which
> subnet he's on and assign him an address
> appropriately?
>
> If not, any suggestions to make it easier for
> this guy?