DHCP Server moving to new server on new host

[cre8toruk]

Hi All,

apologies I know there are 20 million articles on DHCP relaying but I need to get this sorted.

We currently have a Windows 2012R2 DHCP server running and working just fine. I am retiring the 2012 server and replacing it with a 2019 based DHCP server (VM) based on a different host.

My current setup has the following;

ip helper-address 192.168.200.0 192.168.10.10 37 42 49 53 137 138

and 

ip dhcp relay address 192.168.10.10

for reasons that I don't fully understand....

So by way of a test..I've setup the new DHCP server with a simple scope of 192.168.254.20 - 192.168.254.30.

I've then added 

ip dhcp relay address 192.168.10.12
ip helper-address 192.168.254.0 192.168.10.12

to my config.

I've also configured a port on the 254 vlan (which has an ip address of 192.168.254.11)

if I connect a PC to that port however I'm unable to get an IP address.

If I set the IP address manually I can ping the gateway and the new DHCP server (192.168.10.12) so i'm just wondering if there's anything I'm missing.... or should that work from a cisco config point of view?

Kind regards.

Paul.

[Mark Malone]

Hi
ip helper address should be the DHCP server IP address and applied on the L3 boundary like the SVI the user is on , all it does it changes the broadcast packet to unicast , it used when the server and client pass a L3 boundary so the DHCP packet can reach the user across the subnet

[Reza Sharifi]

Hi,

All you need is the

ip helper-address <ip of the DHCP server>

On the router interface or the SVI.

There is no need for the relay command.

HTH

[Jaderson Pessoa]

Hello,

What model of L3 are you using? Because in most of cisco's device is necessary only "ip helper address <ip of dhcp server>" as far i know Cisco SG Familiy this is not configured using ip helper address, it is using ip dhcp relay.

Regards

[cre8toruk]

Hi Jaderson,
yes I would agree with you... I have the IP DHCP relay address commands in there... for that reason. That said If I take out the existing ip-helper commands it seems to break DHCP....

[Jaderson Pessoa]

Because of it i have asked what L3 device you are using, but even that you have the both family there isn't necessities to apply both commands under the same device.

I suggest to you: If your Cisco switch is not SG-FAMILLY, use only "ip helper address <ip of dhcp server>". If is SG-FAMILLY, use "ip dhcp relay" under svi and enable it globally.

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Best regards,