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Cisco ip helper address doesn't work for DHCP Packets
Hi Guys,
I have a Cisco 3750 Stack.
My goal is to change the IP range for Vlan1.
OLD IP RANGE: 172.27.187.0/24 (current)
NEW IP RANGE: 10.10.70.0/24 (new IP range)
I just configured the following
interface Vlan1
ip address 10.10.70.1 255.255.255.0 secondary
ip address 172.27.187.254 255.255.255.0
ip helper-address 10.10.88.100
!
I have a new DHCP Server in the server 10.10.88.100 (Vlan88) giving out IP addresses in the 10.10.70.0/24 IP range that works, I have tested it with a test vlan and connected a test computer to the test port and the ip helper worked on that test.
Now I disabled the current DHCP Server in Vlan1 (production environment) that is giving out IP addresses in the range (172.27.187.0/24) and added the ip helper line as shown in the configuration above.
But this time it didn't work, meaning that none of the computers in vlan1 were able to see the DHCP Server.
Now that I'm writing this I'm thinking that it could be that the 10.10.70.1 is a secondary IP address in Vlan1, may be it needs to be the primary IP address of that Vlan1 so that the DHCP Server identifies that the computers in Vlan1 can receive IPs in the 10.10.70.0/24 range. But all this are just ideas.
Can somebody please shed some light on this issue?
Thanks.
I have a Cisco 3750 Stack.
My goal is to change the IP range for Vlan1.
OLD IP RANGE: 172.27.187.0/24 (current)
NEW IP RANGE: 10.10.70.0/24 (new IP range)
I just configured the following
interface Vlan1
ip address 10.10.70.1 255.255.255.0 secondary
ip address 172.27.187.254 255.255.255.0
ip helper-address 10.10.88.100
!
I have a new DHCP Server in the server 10.10.88.100 (Vlan88) giving out IP addresses in the 10.10.70.0/24 IP range that works, I have tested it with a test vlan and connected a test computer to the test port and the ip helper worked on that test.
Now I disabled the current DHCP Server in Vlan1 (production environment) that is giving out IP addresses in the range (172.27.187.0/24) and added the ip helper line as shown in the configuration above.
But this time it didn't work, meaning that none of the computers in vlan1 were able to see the DHCP Server.
Now that I'm writing this I'm thinking that it could be that the 10.10.70.1 is a secondary IP address in Vlan1, may be it needs to be the primary IP address of that Vlan1 so that the DHCP Server identifies that the computers in Vlan1 can receive IPs in the 10.10.70.0/24 range. But all this are just ideas.
Can somebody please shed some light on this issue?
Thanks.
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Hi NetExpert,
I have DHCP running on the cisco switch and configured for the voip vlan, obviously I don't want to mess that up.
Can you please give me the details?
Is this a command that I would run on the Vlan1 interface?
I have DHCP running on the cisco switch and configured for the voip vlan, obviously I don't want to mess that up.
Can you please give me the details?
Is this a command that I would run on the Vlan1 interface?
Yes. ip dhcp smart-relay will change the gateway address on the DHCP packets.
You need to configure this command under vlan 1
You need to configure this command under vlan 1
Actually I need your opinion on a second way to do this.
interface Vlan1
ip address 10.10.70.1 255.255.255.0 secondary
ip address 172.27.187.254 255.255.255.0
ip helper-address 10.10.88.100
Currently Vlan1 has an IP in the 172 range as primary, and the IP in the 10 range as secondary.
And I think that is why the DHCP request didn't went through.
What if I make the 10.10.70.1 the primary
and the 172.27.187.254 the secondary
Would that work?
The 172 range will disappear after this works.
And this way I don't have any additional delays for the DHCP request.
What do you think?
interface Vlan1
ip address 10.10.70.1 255.255.255.0 secondary
ip address 172.27.187.254 255.255.255.0
ip helper-address 10.10.88.100
Currently Vlan1 has an IP in the 172 range as primary, and the IP in the 10 range as secondary.
And I think that is why the DHCP request didn't went through.
What if I make the 10.10.70.1 the primary
and the 172.27.187.254 the secondary
Would that work?
The 172 range will disappear after this works.
And this way I don't have any additional delays for the DHCP request.
What do you think?
Yes.
That good be a good option too as you are going to wipe out the 10.x network range.
When you make 172.x network as primary the new DHCP request packets will process quite fast and there won't be any relay.
Again, before changing the IP address on the vlan interface, you might need to clear the old ip DHCP pools as the machines will have their old ip
Range for 8hrs in usual scenario.
That good be a good option too as you are going to wipe out the 10.x network range.
When you make 172.x network as primary the new DHCP request packets will process quite fast and there won't be any relay.
Again, before changing the IP address on the vlan interface, you might need to clear the old ip DHCP pools as the machines will have their old ip
Range for 8hrs in usual scenario.
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NetExpert,
Ok.
Since this is a production environment I just requested a Window, and I will try changing the primary and secondary IP addresses on Vlan1.
I'll be back with the results tomorrow morning, if it works you will have the correct solution and I will close the case, thanks!
Ok.
Since this is a production environment I just requested a Window, and I will try changing the primary and secondary IP addresses on Vlan1.
I'll be back with the results tomorrow morning, if it works you will have the correct solution and I will close the case, thanks!
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Configure the above line under vlan interface config.. This will solve ur issue