Everything I've found on Cisco tells me that multiple helper addresses are
supported and I would have to assume that it's forwarding the packet to both
helper address and is taking the response from the first machine to respond.
Any chance you can define part of the scope on each server? This would
ultimately solve the problem. Without a sniffer on both segments it's going
to be difficult to tell exactly what's happening unless someone has already
worked with this and has more input.
"Gayathri" wrote in message <975b6q$d4v$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Firstly, sorry for the repeated submission, I dont see my psoting under
the
>main heading so I am forced to post it again..
>
>here is my question...
>
> I have 2 DHCP servers and I have defined both the IP helper addressess in
>our routers
>
>Now, if a client quieries for an IP, which of the servers will respond
>first?
>
>The problem I have is we have defined one subnet in DHCP Server and not in
>the other.
>
>When this user is querying for an IP , he is not getting a response.
>
>interface Ethernet0
> ip address 10.X.X.X 255.255.0.0
> ip helper-address 10.X.1.X
> ip helper-address 10.X.1.Y
>
>The said subnet is defined in the DHCP server 10.102.1.Y but, still there
>is no response. when the client requests.
>
>The main reason we have 2 DHCP servers is for redundancy.
>
>Please note that they are independant of each other .
>
>Does this mean that , when the client is requesting, the router first
>forwards to the first DHCP server and since it is not getting a response ,
>is dropping it?
>
>Thanks
>
>Gayathri
>
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