Dhcp Relay Agent - Allied Telesis SwitchBlade x3100 Series Manual

DHCP Relay Agent

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Client n
7.2.2 DHCP Relay Agent
With the DHCP Relay Agent function, the Allied Telesis system emulates a DHCP server, in essence acting on
behalf of the DHCP server and providing the IP address information to the client.
Figure 7-2 shows how the DHCP packets are sent and received between the server and client with the DHCP
Relay Agent. Refer to this figure while reading this subsection.
Software Reference for SwitchBlade x3100 Series Switches (Network Management)
Subnet 1
SBx3112
SBx3100
SBx3112
SBx3100
Subnet 2
Network with DHCP server - Physical View
FIGURE 7-1
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DHCP Server(s)
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DHCP
Introduction
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