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Dell(conf-if-lo-1)# ipv6 address 3::3/128
Dell(conf-if-lo-1)# no shutdown
2. Creating L3 interfaces with the DHCP helper configuration.
Following are the steps to configure IPv4 or IPv6 interfaces with the DHCP helper configuration. The below example shows
two VLAN interfaces (Vlan 2 and 4), DHCP helper (100.0.0.1 and 100::1) for the respective VLANs and the DHCP relay
source IPv4 and IPv6 configuration, and two different loopback interfaces (loopback 2 and 3). DHCP relay forwards packets
using the loopback 2 interface with IPv4 and IPv6 addresses ((2.2.2.2/32 and 2::2/128) from Vlan 2. The same way, the
relay uses IPv4 and IPv6 addresses (3.3.3.3/32 and 3::3/128) of loopback 3 interface from Vlan 3.
Dell(conf)# interface Vlan 2
Dell(conf-if-vl-2)# ip vrf forwarding vrf1
Dell(conf-if-vl-2)# ip address 2.0.0.1/24
Dell(conf-if-vl-2)# ipv6 address 2::1/64
Dell(conf-if-vl-2)# tagged fortyGigE 0/0
Dell(conf-if-vl-2)# ip helper-address vrf vrf1 100.0.0.1
Dell(conf-if-vl-2)# ipv6 helper-address vrf vrf1 100::1
Dell(conf-if-vl-2)# ip dhcp relay source-interface loopback 2
Dell(conf-if-vl-2)# ipv6 dhcp relay source-interface loopback 2
Dell(conf)# interface Vlan 4
Dell(conf-if-vl-4)# ip vrf forwarding vrf1
Dell(conf-if-vl-4)# ip address 4.0.0.1/24
Dell(conf-if-vl-4)# ipv6 address 4::1/64
Dell(conf-if-vl-4)# tagged fortyGigE 0/4
Dell(conf-if-vl-4)# ip helper-address vrf vrf1 100.0.0.1
Dell(conf-if-vl-4)# ipv6 helper-address vrf vrf1 100::1
Dell(conf-if-vl-4)# ip dhcp relay source-interface loopback 3
Dell(conf-if-vl-4)# ipv6 dhcp relay source-interface loopback 3
3. In the below configuration, the DHCP relay source interface is not configured in the VLAN interface. So, the DHCP relay
uses the configured global DHCP relay source interface to forward the packets from the DHCP client to server.
Dell(conf)# interface Vlan 5
Dell(conf-if-vl-4)# ip vrf forwarding vrf1
Dell(conf-if-vl-4)# ip address 4.0.0.1/24
Dell(conf-if-vl-4)# ipv6 address 4::1/64
Dell(conf-if-vl-4)# tagged TenGigE 1/4
Dell(conf-if-vl-4)# ip helper-address vrf vrf1 100.0.0.1
Dell(conf-if-vl-4)# ipv6 helper-address vrf vrf1 100::1
Configure Secure DHCP
DHCP as defined by RFC 2131 provides no authentication or security mechanisms. Secure DHCP is a suite of features that
protects networks that use dynamic address allocation from spoofing and attacks.
● Option 82
● DHCP Snooping
● Dynamic ARP Inspection
● Source Address Validation
Option 82 (DHCPv4 relay options)
RFC 3046 (the relay agent information option, or Option 82) is used for class-based IP address assignment.
The code for the relay agent information option is 82, and includes two suboptions, circuit ID and remote ID.
Circuit ID
This is the interface on which the client-originated message is received.
Remote ID This identifies the host from which the message is received. The value of this suboption is the MAC
address of the relay agent that adds Option 82.
In DHCPv4 relay , the Option 82 is not added by default. When the ip dhcp relay information-option is configured,
the Option 82 with suboptions 1 (Agent Circuit ID) and 2 ( Agent Remote ID) are added to the relayed DHCP packet. The
default values of the suboptions are as follows:
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
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