From: Wes Smith (wesmith@rogers.com)
Date: Wed Mar 31 2004 - 14:08:22 GMT-3
Hi PM
You could use another switch/router as the dhcp client if the situation
allows it. ie, 'ip addresss dhcp' on a router.
But your're right .. the DHCP 'display' functions on the router leave
much to be desired.
Wes
Packet Man wrote:
> Hey Scott,
>
> Thanks for your response. I appreciate it.
>
> I can easily imagine myself forgetting to config a default gateway if
> it's not explicitly stated and then losing all the points for dhcp.
>
> Regarding checking and verifying DHCP, I meant is there a way to see
> if that a dhcp server is running on the router and how the router
> believes dhcp is configured? I know I can do a show run to see what I
> typed in but beyond that how I can tell if dhcp is mis-configured when
> there aren't any actual dhcp clients. Without actual clients, the dhcp
> bindings db is empty and there aren't any dhcp stats to see.
>
> thanks again
>
>
>> From: "Scott Morris" <swm@emanon.com>
>> Reply-To: <swm@emanon.com>
>> To: "'Packet Man'" <ccie2b@hotmail.com>,<ccielab@groupstudy.com>
>> Subject: RE: DHCP
>> Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 11:03:39 -0500
>>
>> If you are to assume that the clients need to get off of the local
>> network
>> (which is a standard thing), then yes, you should assume that a
>> default-gateway is needed to hand to them.
>>
>> As for the checking and verification part, there is no assumption there
>> unless the lab calls for it. You would not be counted off for adding it
>> unless the lab told you specifically not to do that.
>>
>> HTH,
>>
>>
>> Scott Morris, CCIE4 (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/Service Provider) #4713,
>> CISSP,
>> JNCIS, et al.
>> IPExpert CCIE Program Manager
>> IPExpert Sr. Technical Instructor
>> swm@emanon.com/smorris@ipexpert.net
>> http://www.ipexpert.net
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
>> Packet Man
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 10:30 AM
>> To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
>> Subject: DHCP
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I just did a practice lab where I needed to config DHCP server on a
>> router
>> to provide ip addresses to clients on a connected LAN interface. The
>> task
>> specified what domain name to use, the addr of the DNS server, and
>> the range
>> of ip addresses but that's all.
>>
>> I configured dhcp according to the spec's in the task but when I
>> compared my
>> config with the solution config, I saw that the solution config
>> included a
>> line for default gateway which I hadn't configured. Also, the solution
>> config didn't include either the address for a tftp server or the "no
>> conflict checking" statement.
>>
>> My questions:
>>
>> Had this been the real lab should I have known (or assumed) that I
>> needed to
>> include a default gateway?
>>
>> Also, can the solution config be correct even though no tftp server ( to
>> hold the dhcp bindings db) was specified and conflict checking wasn't
>> disabled? According to the Doc CD one or the other is required.
>>
>> Lastly, if there are no actual clients on the subnet in question (
>> like in
>> the real lab), how can the dhcp config be checked and verified? It
>> seems
>> like all the show commands aren't applicable to this situation.
>>
>> Thanks in advanced
>>
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