Table 32: Relay agent management of DHCP server response packets.
Response packet
content
Option 82 configuration
Validation
enabled on the
relay agent
Validation
disabled (the
default)
Valid DHCP server
response packet without
an Option 82 field.
append
,
replace
, or
drop
1
Drop the server
response packet.
Forward server
response packet
to a
downstream
device.
keep
2
Forward server
response packet
to a downstream
device.
Forward server
response packet
to a
downstream
device.
The server response
packet carries data
indicating a given routing
switch is the primary relay
agent for the original client
request, but the
associated Option 82 field
in the response contains a
remote ID and circuit ID
combination that did not
originate with the given
relay agent.
append
Drop the server
response packet.
Forward server
response packet
to a
downstream
device.
replace
or
drop
1
Drop the server
response packet.
Drop the server
response
packet.
keep
2
Forward server
response packet
to a downstream
device.
Forward server
response packet
to a
downstream
device.
The server response
packet carries data
indicating a given routing
switch is the primary relay
agent for the original client
request, but the
associated Option 82 field
in the response contains a
Remote ID
that did not
originate with the relay
agent.
append
Drop the server
response packet.
Forward server
response packet
to a
downstream
device.
replace
or
drop
1
Drop the server
response packet.
Drop the server
response
packet.
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