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Figure 4.77 - Configuration > DHCP/BOOTP Relay > DHCP/BOOTP Relay Global Settings
BOOTP Relay State: This field can be toggled between Enabled and Disabled using the pull-down menu. It
is used to enable or disable the DHCP/BOOTP Relay service on the Switch. The default is Disabled.
BOOTP Relay Hops Count Limit (1-16): This field allows an entry between 1 and 16 to define the
maximum number of router hops DHCP/BOOTP messages can be forwarded across. The default hop count
is 4.
BOOTP Relay Time Threshold (0-65535): Allows an entry between 0 and 65535 seconds, and defines the
maximum time limit for routing a DHCP/BOOTP packet. If a value of 0 is entered, the Switch will not process
the value in the seconds field of the BOOTP or DHCP packet. If a non-zero value is entered, the Switch will
use that value, along with the hop count to determine whether to forward a given BOOTP or DHCP packet.
DHCP Relay Agent Information Option 82 State: This field can be toggled between Enabled and Disabled
using the pull-down menu. It is used to enable or disable the DHCP Agent Information Option 82 on the
Switch. The default is Disabled.
Enabled – When this field is toggled to Enabled the relay agent will insert and remove DHCP relay
information (option 82 field) in messages between DHCP servers and clients. When the relay agent
receives the DHCP request, it adds the option 82 information, and the IP address of the relay agent
(if the relay agent is configured), to the packet. Once the option 82 information has been added to
the packet it is sent on to the DHCP server. When the DHCP server receives the packet, if the server
is capable of option 82, it can implement policies like restricting the number of IP addresses that can
be assigned to a single remote ID or circuit ID. Then the DHCP server echoes the option 82 field in
the DHCP reply. The DHCP server unicasts reply to the back to the relay agent if the request was
relayed to the server by the relay agent. The switch verifies that it originally inserted the option 82
data. Finally, the relay agent removes the option 82 field and forwards the packet to the switch port
that connects to the DHCP client that sent the DHCP request.
Disabled - If the field is toggled to Disabled the relay agent will not insert and remove DHCP relay
information (option 82 field) in messages between DHCP servers and clients, and the check and
policy settings will have no effect.
DHCP Relay Agent Information Option 82 Check: This field can be toggled between Enabled and
Disabled using the pull-down menu. It is used to enable or disable the Switches ability to check the validity of
the packet’s option 82.
Enabled – When the field is toggled to Enabled, the relay agent will check the validity of the packet’s
option 82 fields. If the switch receives a packet that contains the option-82 field from a DHCP client,
the switch drops the packet because it is invalid. In packets received from DHCP servers, the relay
agent will drop invalid messages.
Disabled - When the field is toggled to Disabled, the relay agent will not check the validity of the
packet’s option 82 fields.
DHCP Relay Agent Information Option 82 Policy: This field can be toggled between Replace, Drop, and
Keep by using the pull-down menu. It is used to set the Switches policy for handling packets when the DHCP
Agent Information Option 82 Check is set to Disabled. The default is Replace.
Replace - The option 82 field will be replaced if the option 82 field already exists in the packet
received from the DHCP client.
Drop - The packet will be dropped if the option 82 field already exists in the packet received from the
DHCP client.
Keep -The option 82 field will be retained if the option 82 field already exists in the packet received
from the DHCP client.