Vlan Dhcp Generic - Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6250 Cli Reference Manual

vlan dhcp generic

Defines a DHCP rule for an existing VLAN. If a DHCP frame does not match any other DHCP rule crite-
ria, the frame's mobile port is temporarily assigned to the DHCP generic rule VLAN.
vlan vid dhcp generic
vlan vid no dhcp generic
Syntax Definitions
vid
Platforms Supported
OmniSwitch 6250
Defaults
N/A
Usage Guidelines
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Use the no form of this command to delete a DHCP generic rule from the specified VLAN.
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Only one DHCP generic rule per switch is allowed.
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Port mobility software checks for and processes DHCP traffic first on an active mobile port. When a
mobile port receives a DHCP frame that matches a DHCP rule, the port is temporarily assigned to the
VLAN long enough to forward the DHCP requests within the VLAN broadcast domain. The source
MAC address of the DHCP frame, however, is not learned for that VLAN port association.
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Once a DHCP device has obtained an IP address, its non-DHCP traffic must match other VLAN rules
within the same VLAN for the device to remain a member of that VLAN. If this match occurs, then the
frame source is learned in the matching rule VLAN.
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DHCP rules are most often used in combination with IP network address rules. A DHCP client has an
IP address of all zeros (0.0.0.0) until it receives an IP address from a DHCP server, so it would not
match any IP network address rules.
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Binding rules, MAC address rules, and protocol rules also capture DHCP client traffic. The exception
to this is binding rules that specify an IP address as part of the rule, similar to IP network address rule
definitions.
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Rules are only assigned to existing VLANs. Use the vlan command to create a new VLAN.
Examples
-> vlan 10 dhcp generic
-> vlan 10 no dhcp generic
Release History
Release 6.6.1; command was introduced.
page 21-8
VLAN ID number (1–4094).
OmniSwitch 6250 CLI Reference Guide
Port Mobility Commands
November 2009