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[ISSUE]DHCP Client isn't recieving an ip address with ip helper-address configured

Niels.Postma
Level 1
Level 1

Hello people,

I have a problem implementing ip helper-address, my DHCP client isn't recieving an ip address from the DHCP server. I use a Windows Server 2008 as DHCP server.

I've configured a 2811 router as inter vlan router and 2960 switch with a trunk interface to the router, and a access switchport to the 'S-EMINENT01' switch.

I created three subinterfaces (with dot1q encapsulation):  

                                             FA0/0.1 (VLAN1, NATIVE) 172.16.0.1/16

                                              FA0/0.10 (VLAN10) 192.168.10.1/24

                                              FA0/0.15(VLAN15) 192.168.15.1/24

Windows Server 2008 DHCP scope:

                                             VLAN10: 192.168.10.1 - 192.168.10.254, excluded range: 192.168.10.1 - 192.168.10.9 /24

                                             VLAN15: 192.168.15.1 - 192.168.15.254, excluded range: 192.168.10.1 - 192.168.10.9 /24

When I configure a static ip address (192.168.10.10) on my DHCP client, I'm able to ping until the FA0/0.1 (172.16.0.1) interface, but I'm still getting no DHCP ip address.

When I configure it within packet tracer, there are no problems at all and the DHCP client recieve the ip address properly. But when I use the same config on physical hardware, it won't work.

Topologie overview:

Note: the S-EMINENT01 is a non-configurable switch.

topologie.PNG

Config's:

Router:

Current configuration : 1237 bytes

!

version 12.4

service timestamps debug datetime msec

service timestamps log datetime msec

no service password-encryption

!

hostname Router

!

boot-start-marker

boot-end-marker

!

!

no aaa new-model

!

!

ip cef

!

!

multilink bundle-name authenticated

!

!

!

archive

log config

  hidekeys

!

!

!

!

!

interface FastEthernet0/0

no ip address

ip helper-address 172.16.2.10

duplex auto

speed auto

!

interface FastEthernet0/0.1

encapsulation dot1Q 1 native

ip address 172.16.0.1 255.255.0.0

ip access-group 1 in

ip helper-address 172.16.2.10

!

interface FastEthernet0/0.10

encapsulation dot1Q 10

ip address 192.168.10.1 255.255.255.0

ip access-group 1 in

ip helper-address 172.16.2.10

!

interface FastEthernet0/0.15

encapsulation dot1Q 15

ip address 192.168.15.1 255.255.255.0

ip access-group 1 in

ip helper-address 172.16.2.10

!

interface FastEthernet0/1

no ip address

shutdown

duplex auto

speed auto

!

interface Serial0/0/0

no ip address

shutdown

no fair-queue

clock rate 125000

!

interface Serial0/0/1

no ip address

shutdown

clock rate 125000

!

ip forward-protocol nd

!

!

ip http server

!

access-list 1 permit any

!

!

control-plane

!

!

line con 0

line aux 0

line vty 0 4

login

!

scheduler allocate 20000 1000

!

end

Switch:

Current configuration : 1770 bytes

!

version 12.2

service config

no service pad

service timestamps debug datetime msec

service timestamps log datetime msec

no service password-encryption

!

hostname Switch

!

boot-start-marker

boot-end-marker

!

!

no aaa new-model

system mtu routing 1500

ip subnet-zero

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

spanning-tree mode pvst

spanning-tree extend system-id

!

vlan internal allocation policy ascending

!

!

!

interface FastEthernet0/1

switchport access vlan 10

switchport mode access

spanning-tree portfast

!

interface FastEthernet0/2

switchport access vlan 15

switchport mode access

spanning-tree portfast

!

interface FastEthernet0/3

!

interface FastEthernet0/4

!

interface FastEthernet0/5

!

interface FastEthernet0/6

!

interface FastEthernet0/7

!

interface FastEthernet0/8

!

interface FastEthernet0/9

!

interface FastEthernet0/10

!

interface FastEthernet0/11

!

interface FastEthernet0/12

!

interface FastEthernet0/13

!

interface FastEthernet0/14

!

interface FastEthernet0/15

!

interface FastEthernet0/16

!

interface FastEthernet0/17

!

interface FastEthernet0/18

!

interface FastEthernet0/19

!

interface FastEthernet0/20

!

interface FastEthernet0/21

!

interface FastEthernet0/22

!

interface FastEthernet0/23

!

interface FastEthernet0/24

!

interface GigabitEthernet0/1

switchport mode access

spanning-tree portfast

!

interface GigabitEthernet0/2

switchport trunk allowed vlan 1,10,15

switchport mode trunk

spanning-tree portfast trunk

!

interface Vlan1

ip address dhcp

ip helper-address 172.16.2.10

no ip route-cache

!

interface Vlan10

no ip address

ip helper-address 172.16.2.10

no ip route-cache

!

interface Vlan15

no ip address

ip helper-address 172.16.2.10

no ip route-cache

!

ip http server

ip http secure-server

!

control-plane

!

!

line con 0

line vty 5 15

!

end

Does anybody have any suggestions or tips? Maybe someone could upload an example configuration for my situation?

6 Replies 6

Antonio Knox
Level 7
Level 7

Is the DHCP server pingable from the physical router?

Yes, the DHCP server is pingable.

Does your interface have:

no ip directed-broadcast

If not, it should.

EDIT: DUH!  I see the config is right here, my bad.  Please add 'no ip directed broadcast' to your interfaces.

Message was edited by: Antonio Knox

Okay, I added 'no ip directed-broadcast' to my physical and all sub -interfaces on my router.

Requested an DHCP ip address on my DHCP client, but still no result.

Have you enabled portfast on the access layer switchport?

spanning-tree portfast enable

And ensured that the host was set to automatically pick up an address (I know, silly question, but I have to ask)?

Hi,

Can you  get rid of SVIs on the 2960 except VLAN1 but configure this SVI manually then put f0/0.1 in the same subnet as your DHCP server( 172.16.2.0/24 I presume) and exclude this address as well as VLAN1 address from one of your scope.

Regards.

Alain.

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