Re: Allocating addresses across routers

[Rajesh Saluja <[e-mail]>]

I have tried BOOTP relay agent on Windows NT3.51 server and it also
sends unicast to the specified DHCP server(s). The configuration is quite
simple. Enjoy!!
-Rajesh Saluja 


> 
> If you have cisco routers, you can use the "ip helper-address" command
> which will forward a BOOTP broadcast request via unicast to the DHCP 
> server defined in the ip helper-address command.
> 
> Other routers may have similar features, but I don't know the syntax.
> 
> --
> Evan
> 
> 
> > 
> > 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
> > 
> > 
>