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Can a DHCP Relay Agent contact a DHCP Server over multiple routers
(hops)? It would seem possible as the packets are unicast. Can anyone
confirm?

Thanks in advance.

as long as the correct rules are in place


"cyphus" <> wrote in message
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> Can a DHCP Relay Agent contact a DHCP Server over multiple routers
> (hops)? It would seem possible as the packets are unicast. Can anyone
> confirm?
>
> Thanks in advance.

In article < >,
says...
> Can a DHCP Relay Agent contact a DHCP Server over multiple routers
> (hops)? It would seem possible as the packets are unicast. Can anyone
> confirm?
>
Yes, and yes. Directed datagrams are referred to as "directed" for a reason.


Laura

babbling on and on again Laura A. Robinson
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> Yes, and yes. Directed datagrams are referred to as "directed" for a
> reason.

unless they are blocked

--
Neil MCNGP #30
the "curious" hair on the soap of society

>Yes, and yes. Directed datagrams are referred to as "directed" for a reason.
>

lol!

Kline Sphere (Chalk) MCNGP #3

In article <Xns95509D71496C2neilmcsehotmailcom@207.46.248.16> ,
says...
> babbling on and on again Laura A. Robinson
> <> spewed in
> news::
>
> > Yes, and yes. Directed datagrams are referred to as "directed" for a
> > reason.
>
> unless they are blocked
>
>
But that's not relevant to the question.

babbling on and on again Laura A. Robinson
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> But that's not relevant to the question.
>

picky....

--
Neil MCNGP #30
the "curious" hair on the soap of society

In article <>,
says...
> In article < >,
> says...
> > Can a DHCP Relay Agent contact a DHCP Server over multiple routers
> > (hops)? It would seem possible as the packets are unicast. Can anyone
> > confirm?
> >
> Yes, and yes. Directed datagrams are referred to as "directed" for a reason.
>
>
> Laura
>
Thank you!

Absolutely, the Client tries to get an IP address from a DHCP server using a
Broadcast. the Relay agent sees the Broadcast and it knows where the DHCP
server is. so, it sends a UNICAST (not a broadcast) to the dhcp server with
the requets on behalf of the client. the server receives it and if it has
the correct scope it assigns the correct IP address. when the DHCP server
Replies it replies directly to the client using a UNICAST also.
Routers accept unicasts regardless of the amount of hops




FMD



"cyphus" wrote:

> Can a DHCP Relay Agent contact a DHCP Server over multiple routers
> (hops)? It would seem possible as the packets are unicast. Can anyone
> confirm?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>

Answering my own question (in case someone else would
like to know the correct answer).
The DHCP Relay Agent configuration dialog box allows you
to configure the hop count threshold. The hop count
threshold determines how far a DHCP request can travel on
the network. The default is four hops, and the maximum is
16 hops. Routers along the route need not be RFC 1542-
compliant.
Thanks for the guesses.

>-----Original Message-----
>Can a DHCP Relay Agent contact a DHCP Server over
multiple routers
>(hops)? It would seem possible as the packets are
unicast. Can anyone
>confirm?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>.
>