I have a Cisco 2621 router with several VLAN's setup on it. I have ZERO experience with Cisco routers or VLAN's. Currently VLAN2 has an IP helper address that points to our current PXE server. As far as I can tell, this is the only place this is setup on the router.
I am trying to change the PXE server to a different IP address and add a bootfile name as well. What would the commands be on the router to do this? Do I need to delete the IP Helper address and add the PXE server and Bootfile?
The box we are trying to install is a KBOX from KACE for imaging. They have told us these two options are 66 and 67, if that helps at all. Here is the configuration.
Current configuration : 4089 bytes ! ! Last configuration change at 13:51:15 MST Tue Feb 9 2010 ! version 12.1 no service pad service timestamps debug datetime localtime show-timezone service timestamps log datetime localtime show-timezone service password-encryption ! hostname DO-C3550-12T-MDF312-07 ! logging buffered warnings no logging console no logging monitor enable secret 5 $1$sAeA$7T8HUcoESlznjeXDgYUz60 ! clock timezone MST -7 ip subnet-zero ip routing ip dhcp excluded-address 172.18.5.1 172.18.5.40 ip dhcp excluded-address 172.18.5.4 ip dhcp excluded-address 172.18.5.254 ip dhcp excluded-address 172.18.5.113 ! ip dhcp pool CCUSD-DO network 172.18.5.0 255.255.255.0 default-router 172.18.5.1 domain-name CCUSD.Local dns-server 172.18.5.10 lease 0 4 ! no ip domain-lookup ip name-server 63.225.234.4 ! spanning-tree mode pvst spanning-tree extend system-id ! ! ! interface Port-channel1 switchport access vlan 2 switchport mode access switchport nonegotiate ! interface GigabitEthernet0/1 switchport access vlan 2 switchport mode access switchport nonegotiate ! interface GigabitEthernet0/2 switchport access vlan 2 switchport mode access switchport nonegotiate ! interface GigabitEthernet0/3 switchport access vlan 2 switchport mode access switchport nonegotiate ! interface GigabitEthernet0/4 switchport access vlan 2 switchport mode access switchport nonegotiate ! interface GigabitEthernet0/5 switchport access vlan 2 switchport mode access switchport nonegotiate ! interface GigabitEthernet0/6 switchport access vlan 2 switchport mode access switchport nonegotiate ! interface GigabitEthernet0/7 switchport access vlan 2 switchport mode access switchport nonegotiate ! interface GigabitEthernet0/8 switchport access vlan 5 switchport mode access switchport nonegotiate ! interface GigabitEthernet0/9 switchport access vlan 5 switchport mode access switchport nonegotiate ! interface GigabitEthernet0/10 switchport access vlan 5 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q switchport mode trunk switchport nonegotiate duplex full speed 100 ! interface GigabitEthernet0/11 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q switchport mode trunk ! interface GigabitEthernet0/12 description "Connection to CCUSD-DO-Router1" switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q switchport mode trunk ! interface Vlan1 description "CCUSD-Admin" ip address 10.41.248.100 255.255.255.0 no ip redirects no ip mroute-cache ! interface Vlan2 description "CCUSD-DO-Data" ip address 172.18.5.1 255.255.255.0 ip helper-address 172.19.5.2 no ip redirects ip route-cache policy ! interface Vlan3 description "CCUSD-DO-Voice" ip address 172.18.10.4 255.255.255.0 no ip redirects ! interface Vlan41 description "CCUSD-WAN" ip address 10.41.42.1 255.255.255.0 no ip redirects ! interface Vlan52 description "CCUSD-DO-Internet" ip address 192.168.2.2 255.255.255.0 no ip redirects ! router eigrp 100 redistribute static network 10.41.42.0 0.0.0.255 network 10.41.248.0 0.0.0.255 network 172.18.5.0 0.0.0.255 network 172.18.10.0 0.0.0.255 network 192.168.2.0 no auto-summary no eigrp log-neighbor-changes ! ip local policy route-map DO ip default-gateway 10.41.248.1 ip classless ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 10.41.42.2 ip route 10.30.20.0 255.255.255.0 10.41.42.3 ip route 172.30.10.0 255.255.255.0 10.41.42.3 ip http server ip http port 8888 ! ! access-list 110 deny ip 172.18.0.0 0.0.255.255 10.41.248.0 0.0.0.255 access-list 110 deny ip 172.18.0.0 0.0.255.255 10.41.42.0 0.0.0.255 access-list 110 deny ip 172.18.0.0 0.0.255.255 172.18.0.0 0.0.255.255 access-list 110 deny ip 172.18.0.0 0.0.255.255 172.19.0.0 0.0.255.255 access-list 110 deny ip 172.18.0.0 0.0.255.255 172.30.0.0 0.0.255.255 access-list 110 deny ip 172.18.0.0 0.0.255.255 host 10.41.41.1 snmp-server community public RO ! line con 0 password 7 107F282306181E0803087E3E logging synchronous login line vty 0 4 password 7 073E00764D061506181E5F19 login line vty 5 15 password 7 073E00764D061506181E5F19 login ! ntp clock-period 17180181 ntp server 192.5.41.41 prefer ntp server 192.5.41.40 end
Will cisco routers and switches if you want to remove a command 90% of the time you just put "no" and then the command and it removes it.
here is how you would remove the old helper address and add a new one.
int vlan2 no ip helper-address 172.19.5.2 ip helper-address 172.x.x.x!make sure to save your workexitexitwr mem
Where is your DHCP server? Those options are set on the DHCP server in the scope for the range. Or they can be set as default for the server and are available in all scopes. Is it a windows DHCP server?
NemoNiente
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I was under the impression that this router was acting as the DHCP server. It is the default gateway for all assigned IP's in the network. Is there a way to know for sure?
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that1guy15
It looks like your router is setup as a DHCP server with the below config. your IP range that is leased out is 172.18.5.1 - 172.18.5.254.
If you are just changing the address of your PXE boot server then all you need to do on the router is change the helper address command so that the router will pass broadcast between that server and the other vlan.
ip dhcp pool CCUSD-DO network 172.18.5.0 255.255.255.0 default-router 172.18.5.1 domain-name CCUSD.Local dns-server 172.18.5.10 lease 0 4
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The guide explains how to setup a cisco server to pull auto configs for other cisco devices but the options for the dhcp server should not change. Otherwise as mentioned the IP Helper will forward DHCP and BOOTP requests to the address of the new PXE server.
NemoNiente
ASKER
The Helper IP address is pointing to a server that is outside that IP range though. It is pointing to 172.19.5.2 as opposed to the 172.18. Is that going to be a problem? And if not, is all I need to type to set it all up what you posted?
ip dhcp pool CCUSD-DO
bootfile filename
option 66 ascii tftp-server-name (should be an FQDN and DNS should be available to the dhcp server)
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that1guy15
"The Helper IP address is pointing to a server that is outside that IP range though. It is pointing to 172.19.5.2 as opposed to the 172.18. Is that going to be a problem? And if not, is all I need to type to set it all up what you posted? "
Yes you want it to point to the other vlan. The ip helper command tells broadcast traffic to be sent to that address on the other vlan.
NemoNiente
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Sorry, but I don't want to mess anything up that is already working. Once I log in and "enable" what exactly should I type to set it up?
ip dhcp pool CCUSD-DO
bootfile filename
option 66 ascii tftp-server-name (should be an FQDN and DNS should be available to the dhcp server)
Is that all, and exactly all I need to do to make it work? Thanks in advance.
Justin Ellenbecker
replace filename with the boot filename you are using and then replace the tftp-server-name with your server name, this requires DNS or having it setup in the router.
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here is how you would remove the old helper address and add a new one.
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