DHCP Cisco IOS
The information in this article is targeted to Cisco CCNA and CCNP curriculum, and not meant as in-depth information on all IOS |
DHCP
See the page DHCP for an explanation of DHCP.
DHCP Server
IOS DHCP Servers service is installed Cisco Router IOS and most Cisco Switch IOS.
DHCP Server example with fixed options
! ip dhcp excluded-address 192.168.22.2 192.168.22.99 ip dhcp excluded-address 192.168.22.200 192.168.22.255 ! ip dhcp pool STUDENTS network 192.168.22.0 255.255.255.0 domain-name tekkom.dk default-router 192.168.22.1 dns-server 192.168.22.223 !
DHCP Server often used SHOW commands
Show leased addresses
Mercantec#show ip dhcp binding IP address Client-ID/Hardware address Lease expiration Type 192.168.22.100 0063.5972.636f.9da6. Jan 25 2009 12:30 AM Automatic 192.168.22.101 0063.6c72.636f.6e38. Jan 25 2009 12:53 AM Automatic 192.168.22.108 0063.7e7a.636f.247f. Jan 25 2009 14:32 AM Automatic
Show Server statistics
Mercantec#show ip dhcp server statistics Memory usage 13906 Address pools 1 Database agents 1 Automatic bindings 1 Manual bindings 0 Expired bindings 0 Malformed messages 0 Message Received BOOTREQUEST 0 DHCPDISCOVER 1 DHCPREQUEST 1 DHCPDECLINE 0 DHCPRELEASE 0 DHCPINFORM 0 Message Sent BOOTREPLY 0 DHCPOFFER 1 DHCPACK 1 DHCPNAK 0
Show imported parameters from DHCP Client
This show command is used to see which DHCP server options that are imported from the Client. For example when connecting to an ISP the DHCP Client receives DNS server IP Addresses, that the inside clients need to use. This information is imported into the DHCP server.
Mercantec#show ip dhcp import Address Pool Name: Client Domain Name Server(s): 10.0.0.2 NetBIOS Name Server(s): 10.0.0.2 Domain Name Option: tekkom.dk
DHCP Server Debug commands
Decode DHCP server receptions and transmissions
Mercantec#debug ip dhcp server
DHCP Server options
To add options which are not preconfigured, use the option flag. See example below. Option 150 adds a TFTP server, which are often used in IP Phones.
ip dhcp excluded-address 172.20.0.1 172.20.0.99 ! ip dhcp pool VINKEL20 network 172.20.0.0 255.255.255.0 domain-name wri default-router 172.20.0.1 dns-server 172.21.0.201 option 150 ip 172.21.0.201 !
DHCP Relay
ip helper-address command
When using a Cisco Router as a DHCP Relay you need to set the ip helper-address on the interface which receives the broadcast from the DHCP-client and specify the IP-address of the DHCP Server. See example below. R2 Receives the broadcasts on fastethernet 0/0 and need to transmit the request as a unicast to the DHCP-server R1. Se config examples below.
DHCP Relay example
Configuration of R1
hostname R1 ! ip dhcp excluded-address 192.168.22.1 192.168.22.99 ip dhcp excluded-address 192.168.22.200 192.168.22.255 ! ip dhcp pool STUDENTS network 192.168.22.0 255.255.255.0 domain-name tekkom.dk default-router 192.168.22.1 dns-server 192.168.22.223 ! interface fastethernet 0/0 ip address 172.16.10.1 255.255.255.0
Configuration of R2
hostname R2 ! interface fastethernet 0/0 ip address 192.168.22.1 255.255.255.0 ip helper-address 172.16.10.1 ! interface fastethernet 0/1 ip address 172.16.10.2 255.255.255.0
DHCP Client
DHCP Client simple example
! interface FastEthernet0/1 description Outside: Internet connection to ISP ip address dhcp
DHCP Client show leased address
To show the leased IP address and the additional options issue the show dhcp lease command. See example below.
FireWall#show dhcp lease Temp IP addr: 192.168.22.178 for peer on Interface: FastEthernet0/1 Temp sub net mask: 255.255.255.0 DHCP Lease server: 192.168.22.73, state: 5 Bound DHCP transaction id: 1075 Lease: 600 secs, Renewal: 300 secs, Rebind: 525 secs Temp default-gateway addr: 192.168.22.73 Next timer fires after: 00:04:10 Retry count: 0 Client-ID: cisco-001b.d40f.d813-Fa0/1 Client-ID hex dump: 636973636F2D303031622E643430662E 643831332D4661302F31 Hostname: FireWall
Examples with Server and Client
DHCP Client and Server with NAT/PAT example
ip dhcp excluded-address 192.168.22.1 192.168.22.99 ip dhcp excluded-address 192.168.22.200 192.168.22.255 ! ip dhcp pool HETH network 192.168.22.0 255.255.255.0 domain-name tekkom.dk default-router 192.168.22.1 dns-server 192.168.22.223 ! interface FastEthernet0/0 description Inside. Internal LAN ip address 192.168.22.1 255.255.255.0 ip nat inside ! interface FastEthernet0/1 description Outside: Internet connection to ISP ip address dhcp ip nat outside ! ip nat inside source list 1 interface FastEthernet0/1 overload ! access-list 1 permit 10.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 access-list 1 permit 172.16.0.0 0.15.255.255 access-list 1 permit 192.168.0.0 0.0.255.255
DHCP Client and Server with NAT/PAT example and import
This example show a typical configuration of a small Internet gateway, which imports the IP-addresses of for example the DNS servers from the ISP.
ip dhcp excluded-address 192.168.22.1 192.168.22.99 ip dhcp excluded-address 192.168.22.200 192.168.22.255 ! ip dhcp pool HETH network 192.168.22.0 255.255.255.0 import all ! interface FastEthernet0/0 description Inside. Internal LAN ip address 192.168.22.1 255.255.255.0 ip nat inside ! interface FastEthernet0/1 description Outside: Internet connection to ISP ip address dhcp ip nat outside ! ip nat inside source list 1 interface FastEthernet0/1 overload ! access-list 1 permit 10.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 access-list 1 permit 172.16.0.0 0.15.255.255 access-list 1 permit 192.168.0.0 0.0.255.255