Configuration guidelines ············································································································································· 269
DHCP overview ······················································································································································· 270
Introduction to DHCP ··················································································································································· 270
DHCP address allocation ············································································································································ 270
Allocation mechanisms ······································································································································· 270
IP address lease extension·································································································································· 271
DHCP message format ················································································································································· 272
DHCP options ······························································································································································· 273
DHCP options overview ······································································································································ 273
Introduction to DHCP options ····························································································································· 273
Introduction to Option 82 ··································································································································· 273
Protocols and standards ·············································································································································· 274
Configuring DHCP relay agent ······························································································································ 275
Introduction to DHCP relay agent ······························································································································ 275
Application environment ····································································································································· 275
Fundamentals ······················································································································································· 275
Creating a DHCP server group ·································································································································· 279
Network requirements ········································································································································· 282
Configuring Switch A ·········································································································································· 282
Configuring DHCP snooping ·································································································································· 285
Overview ······································································································································································· 285
DHCP snooping functions ··································································································································· 285
Application of trusted ports ································································································································ 286
Enabling DHCP snooping ··········································································································································· 288
Network requirements ········································································································································· 290
Configuring Switch B ·········································································································································· 291
Managing services ·················································································································································· 293
Overview ······································································································································································· 293
Managing services ······················································································································································· 294
Using diagnostic tools ············································································································································· 296
Overview ······································································································································································· 296
Ping ······································································································································································· 296
Traceroute ···························································································································································· 296
Ping operation ······························································································································································ 297
IPv4 ping operation ············································································································································· 297
IPv6 ping operation ············································································································································· 298
Traceroute operation ··················································································································································· 298
IPv4 traceroute operation ··································································································································· 299
IPv6 traceroute operation ··································································································································· 300
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