Re: DHCP serving more than one subnet (longish)

From: Michael T. Davis (DAVISM_at_er6.eng.ohio-state.edu)
Date: 10/25/03


Date: 25 Oct 2003 01:03:13 GMT


In article <3f991b92$1@cpns1.saic.com>, Mark Berryman
<Mark.Berryman@Mvb.Saic.Com> writes:

>[...]
>
>The bottom line: dynamic addressing and multiple subnets on the same LAN
>do not mix. Only one of the subnets can be dynamic, the other(s) must
>be static. There are some configurations where the static part can be
>in a DHCP server rather than on the host itself but, one way or the
>other, you must manually associate an address with each specific host on
>all the other subnets.

        If I understand you correctly, this is precisely how I'd like to be
able to implement things. Our old subnet would provide for static IP
addresses, either by manual configuration or by DHCP through the use of a
permanent lease; the new subnet will be used strictly for dynamic addresses
from a pool. So my questions are...

        Is this possible with the TCP/IP Services DHCP server?

        If this isn't possible under TCP/IP Services, what stacks
        and/or DHCP servers that run under VMS will support it?

        If this is possible under TCP/IP Services, what's the missing
        piece that's preventing it from working?

        Where is this "DHCP relay" to be found?

FWIW, we only provide service for clients for which we have MAC addresses
registered (registered_clients_only). Host name assignment is via DNS
(assign_name_by_ipaddr).

>
>Mark Berryman
>

Regards,
Mike

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