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Chapter 22 Configuring DHCP Features and IP Source Guard
Configuring DHCP Features
DHCP Snooping Configuration Guidelines
These are the configuration guidelines for DHCP snooping.
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You must globally enable DHCP snooping on the switch.
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DHCP snooping is not active until DHCP snooping is enabled on a VLAN.
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Before globally enabling DHCP snooping on the switch, make sure that the devices acting as the
DHCP server and the DHCP relay agent are configured and enabled.
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When you globally enable DHCP snooping on the switch, these Cisco IOS commands are not
available until snooping is disabled. If you enter these commands, the switch returns an error
message, and the configuration is not applied.
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ip dhcp relay information check
global configuration command
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ip dhcp relay information policy
global configuration command
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ip dhcp relay information trust-all
global configuration command
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ip dhcp relay information trusted
interface configuration command
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Before configuring the DHCP snooping information option on your switch, be sure to configure the
device that is acting as the DHCP server. For example, you must specify the IP addresses that the
DHCP server can assign or exclude, or you must configure DHCP options for these devices.
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When configuring a large number of circuit IDs on a switch, consider the impact of lengthy
character strings on the NVRAM or the flash memory. If the circuit-ID configurations, combined
with other data, exceed the capacity of the NVRAM or the flash memory, an error message appears.
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Before configuring the DHCP relay agent on your switch, make sure to configure the device that is
acting as the DHCP server. For example, you must specify the IP addresses that the DHCP server
can assign or exclude, configure DHCP options for devices, or set up the DHCP database agent.
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If the DHCP relay agent is enabled but DHCP snooping is disabled, the DHCP option-82 data
insertion feature is not supported.
DHCP snooping VLAN
Disabled
DHCP snooping MAC address verification
Enabled
Cisco IOS DHCP server binding database
Enabled in Cisco IOS software, requires
configuration.
Note
The switch gets network addresses and
configuration parameters only from a
device configured as a DHCP server.
DHCP snooping binding database agent
Enabled in Cisco IOS software, requires
configuration. This feature is operational only
when a destination is configured.
1.
The switch responds to DHCP requests only if it is configured as a DHCP server.
2.
The switch relays DHCP packets only if the IP address of the DHCP server is configured on the SVI of the DHCP client.
3.
Use this feature when the switch is an aggregation switch that receives packets with option-82 information from an edge
switch.
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Default DHCP Configuration (continued)
Feature
Default Setting