Dear group,
When my CPE comes up, it makes a dhcp request. The DHCP server is located on
a different subnet .Between dhcp client (CPE) and dhcp server there is a
router whit ip helper-address configured.
My question is the following: if the DHCP server has to assign a specific IP
address to a
TP wrote:
Where DHCP will read the correct mac address before giving the right IP
address?
From the CHADDR (Client Hardware ADDRess) field in the DHCP packet.
Regards,
Marco.
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The DHCP server doesn't read the actually MAC address of the client PC. The
DHCP client builds a DHCP request packet that includes the client's MAC
address. The DHCP relay just passes that packet to the DHCP server, along
with additional information (such as what subnet the request is coming
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