Contents
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OmniSwitch 6624/6648 Network Configuration Guide
April 2004
Creating an RDP Interface ............................................................................................14-8
Specifying an Advertisement Destination Address ................................................14-9
Defining the Advertisement Interval ......................................................................14-9
Setting the Maximum Advertisement Interval ................................................14-9
Setting the Minimum Advertisement Interval .................................................14-9
Setting the Advertisement Lifetime .....................................................................14-10
Setting the Preference Levels for Router IP addresses ........................................14-10
Verifying the RDP Configuration ...............................................................................14-11
Chapter 15
Configuring DHCP Relay
.........................................................................................15-1
In This Chapter ..............................................................................................................15-1
DHCP Relay Specifications ..........................................................................................15-2
DHCP Relay Defaults ...................................................................................................15-2
Quick Steps for Setting Up DHCP Relay .....................................................................15-3
DHCP Relay Overview .................................................................................................15-4
DHCP .....................................................................................................................15-4
DHCP and the OmniSwitch ...................................................................................15-5
DHCP Relay and Authentication ...........................................................................15-5
External DHCP Relay Application ........................................................................15-6
Internal DHCP Relay .............................................................................................15-7
DHCP Relay Implementation .......................................................................................15-8
Global DHCP .........................................................................................................15-8
Setting the IP Address .....................................................................................15-8
Per-VLAN DHCP ..................................................................................................15-9
Identifying the VLAN .....................................................................................15-9
Enabling BOOTP/DHCP Relay .............................................................................15-9
Setting the Forward Delay ....................................................................................15-10
Setting Maximum Hops .......................................................................................15-10
Setting the Relay Forwarding Option ...................................................................15-10
Using Automatic IP Configuration .............................................................................15-11
Enabling Automatic IP Configuration ..................................................................15-11
Verifying the DHCP Relay Configuration ..................................................................15-12
Chapter 16
Configuring VRRP
.....................................................................................................16-1
In This Chapter ..............................................................................................................16-1
VRRP Specifications .....................................................................................................16-2
VRRP Defaults ..............................................................................................................16-2
Quick Steps for Configuring VRRP ..............................................................................16-3
VRRP Overview ............................................................................................................16-4
Why Use VRRP? ....................................................................................................16-5
Definition of a Virtual Router ................................................................................16-5
VRRP MAC Addresses ..........................................................................................16-6
ARP Requests ..................................................................................................16-6
ICMP Redirects ...............................................................................................16-6
