Enabling the DHCP relay agent on an interface
With the DHCP relay agent enabled, an interface forwards incoming DHCP requests to a DHCP server for address allocation.
The IP address pool containing the IP address of the DHCP relay agent enabled interface must be configured on the DHCP server. Otherwise, the DHCP clients connected to the relay agent cannot obtain correct IP addresses.
To enable the DHCP relay agent on an interface:
Step | Command | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
1. Enter system view. | system-view | N/A |
2. Enter interface view. | interface interface-type interface-number | N/A |
3. Enable the DHCP relay agent on the current interface. | dhcp select relay | With DHCP enabled, interfaces operate in the DHCP server mode. |