DELL S50V User Manual

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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

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RFC 3046 (Relay Agent Information option, or Option 82) is used for class-based IP address assignment.

The code for the Relay Agent Information option is 82, and is comprised of two sub-options, Circuit ID 
and Remote ID.

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Circuit ID is the interface on which the client-originated message is received.

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Remote ID identifies the host from which the message is received. The value of this sub-option is the 
MAC address of the relay agent that adds Option 82.

The DHCP relay agent inserts Option 82 before forwarding DHCP packets to the server. The server can 
use this information to:

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track the number of address requests per relay agent; restricting the number of addresses available per 
relay agent can harden a server against address exhaustion attacks.

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associate client MAC addresses with a relay agent to prevent offering an IP address to a client spoofing 
the same MAC address on a different relay agent.

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assign IP addresses according to the relay agent. This prevents generating DHCP offers in response to 
requests from an unauthorized relay agent.

The server echoes the option back to the relay agent in its response, and the relay agent can use the 
information in the option to forward a reply out the interface on which the request was received rather than 
flooding it on the entire VLAN.

The relay agent strips Option 82 from DHCP responses before forwarding them to the client.

DHCP Snooping protects networks from spoofing. In the context of DHCP Snooping, all ports are either 
trusted or untrusted. By default, all ports are untrusted. Trusted ports are ports through which attackers 
cannot connect. Manually configure ports connected to legitimate servers and relay agents as trusted.

Insert Option 82 into DHCP packets. 
For routers between the relay agent 
and the DHCP server, enter the 

 option.

 

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