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Allocating addresses across routers

cpeters2 <carolyn_petersen@wausau.com> Wed, 04 September 1996 17:56 UTC

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Subject: Allocating addresses across routers
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Hi - I have a little dilemma, but first let me explain where I am at.
I have configured my AIX4.2 box with a DHCP server (it hands out leases,
it handles bootp both dynamic and static)  All in all I am pretty pleased
except for this one little thing.  We have a highly subnetted network
and I would like to have as FEW DHCP servers as possible which means I
need to forward client requests across the routers.  My router people
cringe when I tell them this, they are worried about broadcasts.  Is
there any other way to do address assignment across a router without
opening it up to ALL broadcast packets?

TIA,
Carolyn

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