Setup Guide
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 is comprised of two sub-options, circuit ID and remote ID.
Circuit ID This is the interface on which the client-originated message is received.
Remote ID This identies the host from which the message is received. The value of this sub-option 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 congured, the Option
82 with sub-options 1 (Agent Circuit ID) and 2 ( Agent Remote ID) are added to the relayed DHCP packet. The default values of the sub-
options are as follows:
• Default Agent Circuit ID is constructed in the format VLANID:LagID:SlotID:PortStr. When the port is fanned-out, the
PortStr is represented as mainPort:subPort.
• Default Agent Remote ID is the system MAC address (in binary format)
The following example shows the format of the Circuit ID - 723:0:1:1
Table 28. Circuit ID Format
VLAN ID LAG ID Slot ID Port Str
723 0 1 1
The DHCP relay agent inserts Option 82 before forwarding DHCP packets to the server. The server can use this information to:
• track the number of address requests per relay agent. Restricting the number of addresses available per relay agent can harden a
server against address exhaustion attacks.
• associate client MAC addresses with a relay agent to prevent oering an IP address to a client spoong the same MAC address on a
dierent relay agent.
• assign IP addresses according to the relay agent. This prevents generating DHCP oers in response to requests from an unauthorized
relay agent.
The server echoes the option back to the relay agent in its response, and the relay agent can use the information in the option to forward a
reply out the interface on which the request was received rather than ooding it on the entire VLAN.
The relay agent strips Option 82 from DHCP responses before forwarding them to the client.
By default, Option 82 is not inserted in DHCP packets.
To insert Option 82 into DHCP packets, follow this step.
• Insert Option 82 into DHCP packets.
CONFIGURATION mode
ip dhcp relay information-option [trust-downstream]
For routers between the relay agent and the DHCP server, enter the trust-downstream option.
• Manually reset the remote ID for Option 82.
CONFIGURATION mode
ip dhcp relay information-option remote-id
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