01-21-2022 07:40 AM
Have a Cat9404 configure with several VLAN and each having Ip helper-address DHCP IP configured for each. Seems as though one VLAN DHCP requests for clients are timing out, though somewhat sporadically. I don't believe its a rogue DHCP server on the VLAN and as far as i know, only happening on one VLAN.
Here is the DHCP section of a Show Tech DHCPV4
Message Received
BOOTREQUEST 1
DHCPDISCOVER 377041
DHCPREQUEST 970508
DHCPDECLINE 1783
DHCPRELEASE 680
DHCPINFORM 209273
DHCPVENDOR 0
BOOTREPLY 1
DHCPOFFER 361080
DHCPACK 1075473
DHCPNAK 236
Message Sent
BOOTREPLY 0
DHCPOFFER 0
DHCPACK 0
DHCPNAK 0
Message Forwarded
BOOTREQUEST 10
DHCPDISCOVER 3478790
DHCPREQUEST 9280023
DHCPDECLINE 17433
DHCPRELEASE 6361
DHCPINFORM 2025488
DHCPVENDOR 0
BOOTREPLY 1
DHCPOFFER 361080
DHCPACK 1075473
DHCPNAK 236
Shouldn't the received and forwarded be the same?
01-21-2022 07:45 AM
what vlan is that, what is the config on it ? how would you come that it was timing out, what is the observation here ?
01-21-2022 08:10 AM
Config is pretty straight forward.
interface Vlan2103
ip address x.x.x.x 255.255.0.0
ip helper-address DHCP IP
ip helper-address apple netboot IP
ip helper-address apple netboot IP
ip helper-address apple netboot IP
ip helper-address apple netboot IP
ip helper-address apple netboot IP
ip helper-address apple netboot IP
ip helper-address apple netboot IP
ip helper-address apple netboot IP
ip helper-address apple netboot IP
ip directed-broadcast 101
ip wccp 90 redirect in
ip wccp 92 redirect in
Well clients are self assigning addresses. On a windows client in the CLI I do an ipconfig /renew and it takes awhile but eventually returns a DHCP timeout error.
The apple netboot servers are for imagine Mac laptops and desktops, wish I didn't have to have so many. I have checked with the Apple admins and they say DHCP is not configured to hand out IPs, just boot info.
01-21-2022 08:46 AM
Hello,
what is the DHCP server (e.g. Windows 2012) ?
01-21-2022 08:57 AM
Window 2016.
01-21-2022 09:32 AM
Hello,
is there a specific reason for ip directed-broadasts to be enabled ? If not, try and disable that:
interface Vlan2103
ip address x.x.x.x 255.255.0.0
ip helper-address DHCP IP
ip helper-address apple netboot IP
ip helper-address apple netboot IP
ip helper-address apple netboot IP
ip helper-address apple netboot IP
ip helper-address apple netboot IP
ip helper-address apple netboot IP
ip helper-address apple netboot IP
ip helper-address apple netboot IP
ip helper-address apple netboot IP
--> no ip directed-broadcast 101
ip wccp 90 redirect in
ip wccp 92 redirect in
01-21-2022 10:01 AM
Thats in my other VLANs and not causing any issues there.
01-21-2022 12:13 PM
I did pull it out, just for fun.
01-21-2022 09:51 AM
As per i know i do not believe so many helper address works, i have tesed some time back, more than 4 helper address, the TTL expires, never reaches the DHCP Server., make it simple with ip helper address and test it.
01-21-2022 10:03 AM
Hmmm Ok I can see that, but other vlans have the exact same config and have been that way for several years and even different hardware and never had an issue.
01-21-2022 11:47 AM
i can not comment on how others working, just test as advice to see if that resolves your issue?
before we get to how others working with same config - we try to resolve the issue here.
01-21-2022 12:14 PM
Which 4 would you pull out? The last 4?
01-21-2022 12:38 PM
Try with only 1 DHCP which is reachable and working and keep adding more after testing.
01-21-2022 03:30 PM
friend, I think it issue of routing from DHCP server to host VLAN, you need to check the return traffic. try ping and see if it success.
01-24-2022 07:21 AM
If i statically assign an IP in the subnet, i can ping the DHCP server just fine.
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